Tag: Marriage Age Of Girls

MUZAFFARNAGAR:  The Darul-Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary, has voiced its opposition to the Centre’s decision to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 years. This comes after the Khaps of western Uttar Pradesh declined to accept the decision and announced that they would convene a Maha Panchayat to discuss the issue. Deoband’s senior officials have said that the decision seems to have been taken ‘in haste and must be reconsidered’. Jamiat Dawat Ul Muslimeen’s patron Ishaq Gora said that if the Union government wants to make it a...