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  • ‘Pregnancy test’ eligibility for mass marriage ceremony sparks off controversy in MP

    By IANS

    BHOPAL: A controversy broke out over alleged “pregnancy tests” as part of eligibility for “Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah” – a mass marriage scheme where the state government provides a Rs 51,000 grant to each bride – in Madhya Pradesh’s tribal-dominated Dindori district.

    As per reports, the test was conducted before the beneficiaries were to take part in the mass marriage ceremony on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya on Saturday, and four women were removed after their positive pregnancy reports.

    Following the development, the opposition Congress sought to know under what guidelines these women were subjected to the tests. Local MLA Markam Singh said that he has learnt that four women were disqualified from the scheme because of their positive reports.

    He said that by conducting such tests, the government has not only insulted the poor women but also put their life at risk after releasing their reports.

    “The state government must clarify what are the guidelines or rules for such pregnancy tests. What will be the future of those women whose test reports were made public,” Markam Singh told IANS over the phone on Sunday.

    According to the Dindori district administration, a total of 219 women from Scheduled Tribes (ST), Schedule Castes (SC) and OBC families were brides in the mass marriage ceremony, conducted in the presence of local leaders and officials.

    The controversy escalated further after state Congress President Kamal Nath raised questions over the ‘pregnancy tests’ of women and demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter.

    “I want to know from the Chief Minister whether this news is true. If this is true, then on whose orders was such gross insult done to the daughters of Madhya Pradesh? Do the daughters of the poor and tribal communities have no dignity in the eyes of the CM?” he said in a series of tweets.

    What is surprising is that officials had different stands while responding to the matter.

    District Collector Vikas Mishra told the press that directives were issued during the mass marriage event for the detection of sickle cell disease by those taking part. He also said that during the medical examination, some brides had complained of periods issues after which the pregnancy test was conducted.

    “There was no directive from the administration to conduct pregnancy tests. The four women who were found to be pregnant were not allowed to take part in the mass marriage ceremony,” Mishra added.

    However, another district official, talking to IANS, said as many women have love affairs and these could have resulted in disputes after marriage and it was because of this, that the tests were conducted for making it clear that the couple agreed to marriage mutually.

    BHOPAL: A controversy broke out over alleged “pregnancy tests” as part of eligibility for “Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah” – a mass marriage scheme where the state government provides a Rs 51,000 grant to each bride – in Madhya Pradesh’s tribal-dominated Dindori district.

    As per reports, the test was conducted before the beneficiaries were to take part in the mass marriage ceremony on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya on Saturday, and four women were removed after their positive pregnancy reports.

    Following the development, the opposition Congress sought to know under what guidelines these women were subjected to the tests. Local MLA Markam Singh said that he has learnt that four women were disqualified from the scheme because of their positive reports.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    He said that by conducting such tests, the government has not only insulted the poor women but also put their life at risk after releasing their reports.

    “The state government must clarify what are the guidelines or rules for such pregnancy tests. What will be the future of those women whose test reports were made public,” Markam Singh told IANS over the phone on Sunday.

    According to the Dindori district administration, a total of 219 women from Scheduled Tribes (ST), Schedule Castes (SC) and OBC families were brides in the mass marriage ceremony, conducted in the presence of local leaders and officials.

    The controversy escalated further after state Congress President Kamal Nath raised questions over the ‘pregnancy tests’ of women and demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter.

    “I want to know from the Chief Minister whether this news is true. If this is true, then on whose orders was such gross insult done to the daughters of Madhya Pradesh? Do the daughters of the poor and tribal communities have no dignity in the eyes of the CM?” he said in a series of tweets.

    What is surprising is that officials had different stands while responding to the matter.

    District Collector Vikas Mishra told the press that directives were issued during the mass marriage event for the detection of sickle cell disease by those taking part. He also said that during the medical examination, some brides had complained of periods issues after which the pregnancy test was conducted.

    “There was no directive from the administration to conduct pregnancy tests. The four women who were found to be pregnant were not allowed to take part in the mass marriage ceremony,” Mishra added.

    However, another district official, talking to IANS, said as many women have love affairs and these could have resulted in disputes after marriage and it was because of this, that the tests were conducted for making it clear that the couple agreed to marriage mutually.

  • The representative of Golden Book handed over the certificate of world record of mass marriage of 3 thousand 229 couples to the Minister of Women and Child Development.

    Sonal Rajesh Sharma, the authorized representative of Golden Book to Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Anila Bhendia at her capital residence office, gave a certificate of inclusion of 3 thousand 229 couples in the Golden Book of World Records in Chhattisgarh at the same time. assigned. Chairperson of Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women Smt. Kiranmayi Nayak was also present on the occasion.
    It is noteworthy that in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, on February 27, for the first time in Chhattisgarh, a mass marriage ceremony was organized in 22 districts simultaneously under Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojna. All the districts were connected through video conferencing with the function organized in the capital Raipur. In the function organized in the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium complex of the capital Raipur, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel had attended and interacted with the newly married couples of different districts and blessed them.
    Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Bhendia said on the occasion that mass girl marriage is a good scheme for marriage at low cost in the time of inflation. The State Government has made a provision of Rs.25 thousand by increasing Rs.10 thousand under this scheme, similarly the incentive amount for marriage for differently-abled couples has also been increased from Rs.50 thousand to Rs.1 lakh. The state government is making continuous efforts to ensure that the benefits of these schemes reach as many families as possible.