India Closes Its Eyes Towards Child Brides; Doesn't Sign UN Resolution

Lakshmi Sundaram, the global coordinator of ‘Girls Not Brides’ exclaimed, “India refusing to sign the resolution is highly disappointing. Though India is putting in place a national plan to combat child marriages, it was strange why it did not stand up against the social ill in the international stage. India would have given out a positive signal that it is willing to find a solution by signing the resolution,” reports TOI.

"Child marriage is a social ill across south Asian countries. However, Nepal probably is the only country that signed the resolution. Both India and Bangladesh which have high rates of child marriages didn't sign in. It a setback globally to the cause that India didn't speak out,” added Lakshmi.

The law against child marriage was introduced in 1929 in India, which set 12 years as the legal age for marriage. But, it was increased to 18 years in 1978.The culture of child marriage is, no doubt one of the greatest drawbacks of our society.

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