Bharat Express

Child marriage

This is a praiseworthy move by Himanta Biswa Sarma government as Child Marriage are on the rise in not only Assam but across the nation. 

Himanta Biswa Sarma also stated that he was waiting to relaunch the campaign against child marriage when the G20 Summit was over.

Researchers at The Ohio State University conducted a systematic review of 20 studies connecting droughts, floods and extreme weather events that increases child, early and forced marriages in low- and middle-income countries.

Dhubri registered the highest number of FIRs against child marriages at 374 cases, followed by Hojai (255) and Morigaon (224)

It is the failure of the Assam government which has been keeping quiet for the past six years, says AIMIM chief Owasi