Bhopal:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s mass marriage ceremony scheme for girls from economically weaker sections has landed in controversy after a number of the brides have been made to take being pregnant exams. 5 of the 219 women didn’t get married on Saturday after their exams got here optimistic. The matter has generated an enormous political controversy as being pregnant exams aren’t presupposed to be performed on the ladies. The Congress has questioned who ordered the exams.
The mass marriage ceremony below the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana was performed in Gadsarai space of Dindori.
One of many girls whose being pregnant take a look at had come optimistic, stated she had began dwelling together with her fiance earlier than the marriage. “My being pregnant take a look at got here optimistic. Probably attributable to this my title was dropped from the ultimate listing, though officers have given me no clear minimize motive,” she added.
“By no means previously has such exams been performed,” stated Medani Marawi, the sarpanch of Bachchargaon village. “It’s an insult to the ladies, who now stand maligned earlier than their households,” he added.
The Chief Medical and Well being Officer of Dindori, Dr Ramesh Marawi, stated usually, exams are performed for age verification, sickle cell anaemia and to establish bodily health.
“Being pregnant exams have been performed on the behest of upper authorities on some women whose instances have been suspected,” he stated. “We solely conduct exams and report the findings. The choice on excluding the ladies from the mass marriage scheme is taken by the Social Justice Division based mostly on well being division experiences,” he added.
The Congress has alleged that the native administration and state authorities had insulted the ladies by conducting being pregnant exams.
A tough translation of a Hindi tweet by former Chief Minister Kamal Nath learn: “I wish to know from the Chief Minister whether or not this information is true? If this information is true, then on whose orders was this gross insult executed to the daughters of Madhya Pradesh? Do the daughters of the poor and tribal communities haven’t any dignity within the eyes of the Chief Minister? Within the Shivraj authorities, Madhya Pradesh is already on high within the nation when it comes to misbehavior with girls. I demand from the Chief Minister {that a} honest and high-level inquiry be performed into your complete matter and the responsible ought to be punished severely. This isn’t solely a matter of being pregnant take a look at, but additionally of a malicious perspective in the direction of your complete feminine race.”
The Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana was launched in April 2006. Below the scheme, the state authorities supplies Rs 56,000 as monetary help for marriage of girls from economically weaker sections.