House panel to examine bill on legal age of women marriage has lone woman member
Senior BJP member Vinay Sahasrabuddhe led the committee has only one woman member of TMC MP, Sushmita Dev among 31 members.
New Delhi: The Parliamentary panel to oversee the bill which seeks raise the legal age of marriage for women to 21 has only one woman MP out of 31 members.
The Prohibition of Child Marriage ( Amendment) Bill, which was introduced in Lok Sabha during the winter session and has referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports.
The bill was prepared by the Women and Child Development Ministry seeks raise of marriage age from 18 to 21.
Senior BJP member Vinay Sahasrabuddhe led the committee has only one woman member of TMC MP, Sushmita Dev among 31 members.
"I wish there were more women MPs in the committee but having said that we will make sure all interest groups are heard," Dev said.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports is a Rajya Sabha administered Committee. Recently the bill was referred to the standing committee for examination.
The introduction of the Bill was opposed by some members who contended that the move infringed upon several personal laws in violation of fundamental rights and demanded that it be referred to a parliamentary panel for greater scrutiny. Thus bill was referred to the standing committee to get more clarity.
