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Originally posted by: aparnauma
What is needed the father insisting that he will not get his daughter married before she turns 18.I think then only we can say that change has arrived.Till now only the girls fighting later on the parents joining the fight.
Not sure what you mean.
The law states that girls should not be married before 18. So if parents do not get their daughters married before 18, how does that become news. It is the norm.
There are enough cases where girls and boys run away to get married before their permissible age of marriage. Parents file FIRs and try to get back their children stating that they are under-age. This is already happening. Parents tell kids to study, become independent and then think about marriage. This too is happening.
Child marriage is a malaise practiced in some regions. In most cases the parents are involved. Nobody protests. Only the government tries to stop it. If it goes through, in most cases the girl gets married and that is it.
There would be very few cases like this one where the girl has protested. Parents realise their mistake and are supporting her.
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