On Raising Marriage Age Of Women, PM’s Swipe At Akhilesh Yadav’s Party

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his tenth go to to Uttar Pradesh prior to now month, showcased his authorities’s contributions to ladies’s welfare — the most recent of which, he stated, was the plan to boost the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21. From enchancment of regulation and order to training and finance, ladies’s empowerment is a precedence for the federal government, he stated.

Talking at a gathering in Prayagraj, PM Modi stated, “Until 5 years in the past, there was mafia-raj and goondaraj in Uttar Pradesh. The most important victims have been ladies. However you possibly can say nothing. In the event you went to police stations, a telephone name in favour of rapists and criminals would come. However Yogi has put the criminals of their place,” he stated.

He additionally defended the federal government’s plan to boost the age for marriage for girls and put it on par with males, which has run into controversy, with opposition from a number of events and social activists.  

“The Central authorities has taken a major step. Earlier, the age of marriage of ladies was 18 years. However women additionally need to have extra time to check. That’s the reason we are attempting to extend the age of marriage to 21,” he stated. “If anybody has an issue with that, they (the ladies) are seeing that too”.

“Girls have realised that they now not need to be confined to their houses, they now not need to return to how issues was. Therefore, they know to not carry again earlier governments within the state who did nothing for them. Right now, ladies know which get together works for his or her profit,” he added.