Madhya Pradesh BJP neta suggests child marriage to stop love jihad

May 06, 2018 12:46

A Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh believes that "late marriages" are the reason behind "love jihad" and has advised parents to marry off their daughters "on time".

Gopal Parmar, lawmaker from Agar Malwa, explains that earlier when the elders of the family fixed marriages in childhood, "those relationships used to last longer".

"Ever since the 18-year 'disease' (legal age for a girl's marriage) became legal, many girls started eloping," said Parmar.

He goes on to say that there are "shrewd men and criminals" who pretend to be nice, courteous and target school girls, who easily fall into their trap.

"As the girls reach adolescence, their mind starts wandering. I urge the mothers to remain vigilant of the love jihad," Parmar said.

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