The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to lift the minimal authorized age of marriage for ladies from 18 to 21 years, was launched within the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani launched the invoice amid an uproar, with opposition members demanding that or not it’s despatched to a parliamentary standing committee. Later, the minister introduced the federal government’s intention to refer the invoice to a standing committee and it was later referred to the panel.
The invoice, which was cleared by the cupboard final week, was not listed for introduction within the revised checklist of enterprise, however later within the day, the federal government added it to the agenda by way of a supplementary checklist.
When Irani acquired as much as introduce the invoice within the House after lunch, opposition members opposed the movement.
The Chartered Accountants, Cost and Works Accountants and Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was additionally referred to the Standing Committee. Later the proceedings of the home have been adjourned until Wednesday.
,
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
