New Delhi. When the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sharma took a strong stand against child marriage, some leaders in the political corridors got chills and they started competing to call this move of the government as anti-Muslim. Maulana Baharuddin Ajmal, president of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), was the first to join the fray. He termed this move of the government as anti-Muslim. And said that by doing this the government is troubling the Muslims. He also said that I myself am against child marriage, but before taking any step Himanta Sarkar should have made people aware by launching a campaign. But, alas, he has not taken any such step. Directly bent on troubling Muslims.
On the other hand, now the name of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President Asaduddin Owaisi has also been included in this list. He has criticized the move of Himanta Sarkar. He also joined the voice of Maulana Baharuddin Ajmal and termed this move of the Assam government as anti-Muslim. He said in his statement that what will you do with those girls who have been married? What will happen to the girls who are married. He said, ‘Who will take care of them? You (Assam government) registered 4,000 cases. Why are you not opening new schools?’ When he was not satisfied even after saying all this, he accused the Assam government of adopting a biased attitude towards Muslims. Come, now let us tell you the whole matter in detail.
Let us tell you that in the past, CM Himanta Biswa had brought a proposal in the cabinet regarding child marriage, in which there was a provision of strict action against the men who marry children. At the same time, the government is busy in implementing this proposal. Tell that till now more than four thousand cases have been registered against child marriage, while more than two thousand people have been arrested. In which the priest and Qazi are also included. But, leaders like Owaisi believe that the Himanta government has taken this step to harass Muslims. However, the political ruckus is still going on regarding this whole issue. Now in such a situation, what direction will this whole matter take in the coming days. Everyone’s eyes will be fixed on this.