Haryana approves Marriage Bill

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CHANDIGARH: Amidst suggestions of bringing down the marriageable age for boys from 21 to 18 years, the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday approved the Haryana Compulsory Registration of Marriages Bill, 2008, that was introduced by parliamentary affairs minister Randeep Singh Surjewala during legislative business hours of the Budget session. The assembly also passed the Punjab Agriculture Produce Markets (Haryana amendment) Bill. Putting forth his viewpoint, INLD MLA Dr Sushil Indora not only demanded the lowering of age for boys, but also urged the speaker for special incentives or provisions for promoting inter-caste marriages. "There should be some social security for youths as well," suggested Indora. Adding to that, Naresh Malik, a Congress MLA said, "This is certainly a good move. If voting age can be 18, then why can’t one marry at that age?" While Radhey Shyam Sharma was the third MLA who suggested bringing down marriageable age, finance minister Birender Singh informed, "It’s for the Centre to decide on the issue and leaders are seriously working towards it. We will follow whatever the Centre suggests." INLD MLAs, headed by supremo Om Prakash Chautala, staged yet another walkout after heated arguments with speaker Dr RS Kadian over water crisis in Gurgaon.