'A 15-Year-Old Girl Can Reproduce, Why Increase Marriage Age', Asks Ex Min; Social Media Fumes
Former minister and Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma has asked why should the age of marriage be increased when girls can reproduce at the age of 15. His remarks come in the backdrop of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's proposal to increase the marriageable age for women from 18 to 21.
Former minister and Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma has asked why should the age of marriage be increased when girls can reproduce at the age of 15.
His remarks come in the backdrop of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's proposal to increase the marriageable age for women from 18 to 21.
Verma said, "Doctors say that even a 15-years-old girl can reproduce, then what is the need to increase the marriage age of girls to 21 years? Has Shivraj become a bigger doctor".
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At a 'Nari Samman' program on Monday, CM Chouhan had said that the marriage age of girls should be increased from 18 to 21 years.
Verma also accused the state BJP government for failing to protect minor girls.
"Madhya Pradesh tops in the number of rapes against minors. Instead of taking strict action in such cases, the chief minister is playing politics full of hypocrisy," he said, reported news agency PTI.
#WATCH | According to doctors, a girl is ready for reproduction by the age of 15. Is the CM a doctor or a scientist? So, on what basis does girls' marriage age should be increased to 21 from 18: Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma in Bhopal pic.twitter.com/sVF1UyeLra
¡ª ANI (@ANI) January 13, 2021
Sajjan's remarks were not well-received and people on social media schooled him for his insensitive comments:
Rahul Gandhi at a speech in TN : Women must be respected.
¡ª Urban Shrink (@UrbanShrink) January 14, 2021
Sajjan Singh Verma Congress leader at MP : Girls can reproduce at 15, why raise age for marriage?
There is no place for women. Feminism is the way, men shud not make any decisions for us especially political.
Such a moron Sajjan Singh Verma...not Sajjan but Durjjan
¡ª KD ? (@Sarojlenka) January 14, 2021
Mr Sajjan Singh Verma I Just want to know about you education qualification where it will justify your scientific knowledge before stating anything publicly on Women and females of any world.
¡ª Amit Suvarna (@suvarna_amit) January 14, 2021
Daughters are not child producing machines and you are a douche Sajjan Singh Verma.
¡ª vipra shrivastava (@Vipra_s) January 13, 2021
Great progress in your idea of women empowerment @RahulGandhi https://t.co/VXuSxpPF37
His insensitive comments drew criticism with Madhya Pradesh BJP''s media panelist Neha Bagga said the MLA had insulted daughters of India.
"Did he forget that his party's president is a woman? Priyanka Gandhi is also a woman? I urge Sonia Gandhi to direct Verma to apologise in public and sack him from the party," PTI quoted her saying.
