Maharashtra: Panel headed by minister to track interfaith marriages amid outrage over Shraddha murder case
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra: Panel headed by minister to track interfaith marriages amid outrage over Shraddha murder case

India TV News  

Amid public outrage over Shraddha Walkar’s murder case in which her partner belongs to another religion killed and dumped her, the Maharashtra government on Thursday came up with an initiative to track interfaith marriages. The government formed a 13-member coordination committee headed by a minister to track and maintain record of interfaith marriages, couples who have entered into such wedlocks in the state and also their families. The “interfaith marriage-family coordination committee ” will be headed by Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, said a Government Resolution. Shraddha Walkar's father met Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Shraddha Walkar's father Vikas Walkar on last Friday met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and demanded 'capital punishment' for Aftab Poonawala, who allegedly killed and then sawed her body into 35 pieces and kept them in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in south Delhi's Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days.

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Live Law  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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India Today  

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Why Maharashtra panel on interfaith marriages has sparked outcry
2 years, 3 months ago

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India Today  

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India: Concern as Maharashtra says it will use special commission to track interfaith marriages
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India: Concern as Maharashtra says it will use special commission to track interfaith marriages

The Independent  

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Maharashtra government forms committee to study and collect information on interfaith and intercaste marriage couples: Details
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Maharashtra government forms committee to study and collect information on interfaith and intercaste marriage couples: Details

Op India  

The Maharashtra government has formed a committee to study and gather information on intercaste and interfaith marriages. Headed by the state’s Women and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, the committee will comprise government officials along with people from the non-government sector. It is also worth noting that the Maharashtra government is considering introducing legislation in the upcoming winter session …

Facing flak, Maharashtra govt changes name of panel to track inter-faith marriages
2 years, 3 months ago

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India Today  

After facing flak from opposition parties and various sections of society over its panel to track inter-caste and inter-faith marriages, the Maharashtra government has now decided to drop the word ‘inter-caste’ from the committee’s name. Maharashtra State Women and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha had held a press conference on Wednesday and informed about setting up a panel of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

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News 18  

In a unique step, the Maharashtra government has set up a committee to gather information on the inter-faith and inter-caste marriage couples and the maternal families of the women involved if they are estranged, with its head and state minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha saying the move is aimed at avoiding a repeat of the Shraddha Walkar case. A Government Resolution …

Maharashtra Sets Up Panel To Collect Data On Inter-Faith Couples To Avoid 'Repeat' Of Shraddha Walkar Case
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra Sets Up Panel To Collect Data On Inter-Faith Couples To Avoid 'Repeat' Of Shraddha Walkar Case

ABP News  

New Delhi: In the wake of Shraddha Walkar murder case, the Maharashtra government has set up a panel to collect information on inter-faith and inter-caste marriage couples, and the families of the women if they are estranged, news agency PTI reported. A Government Resolution issued on Tuesday, by the state's Women and Child Development Department, said the "Intercaste/Interfaith marriage-family coordination …

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