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ISLAMABAD: Indian opposition has slammed the Gujarat Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the parental consent requirement under a newly proposed law. In a post on X on Saturday, Dr Shama Mohamed, spokesperson for the Indian National Congress, criticized the newly proposed law by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/rahul-gandhi-attacks-modi-after-us-court-strikes-down-trump-tariffs" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gujarat BJP government</a>.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2025091746473148916&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=501441cf5ec9b557fe3d6ccfec1976b01d8f3462&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 417px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>She highlighted that under the proposed amendment to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/govt-is-feeding-people-poisonous-water-indian-opposition-leader" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act</a>, even adults seeking to marry would require parental consent. Dr Mohamed questioned the constitutionality of such a measure, noting that while India is focusing on technological advancements such as AI, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/india-can-never-defeat-pakistan-says-indian-journalist" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">BJP&rsquo;s</a>&nbsp;actions were taking society backward.&nbsp; She further criticized the BJP for raising the issue of &ldquo;Love Jihad&rdquo; to divert attention from its inefficiencies, despite being in power in Gujarat for over 30 years. The Gujarat government&rsquo;s proposal, as reported by Indian media, introduces a significant overhaul to the state&rsquo;s marriage registration process.&nbsp; Announced by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, the amendment mandates a multi-step verification system for marriage registrations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&lsquo;Parental Declaration&rsquo;One of the most controversial features of this change is the &quot;Parental Declaration&quot; clause, requiring both the bride and groom to declare whether their parents are aware of the marriage.&nbsp; This declaration will trigger a mandatory notification to the parents within 10 working days, using the contact details provided by the couple.&nbsp; Furthermore, the proposed rules stipulate a 30-day waiting period before the final marriage certificate is issued.&nbsp; During this time, all relevant marriage data, including photographs and witness details, will be uploaded to a state-run online portal.&nbsp; The government insists the changes are based on feedback from various community groups, though the proposal is currently open for public feedback, with concerns about privacy and the potential discomfort of mandatory parental notifications still being debated, according to the Indian media report.

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Indian opposition spokesperson says, 'How is this even constitutional? On one hand, we talk about AI and development, while on the other, the BJP is forcing society to regress decades backward.'

  Indian opposition slams proposed Gujarat marriage law for parental consent requirement

ISLAMABAD: The Indian Opposition, while calling the recent US Congressional report a &ldquo;severe setback&rdquo; to the country&rsquo;s diplomacy, has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi&rsquo;s &ldquo;silence&rdquo; on it. A report submitted to the US Congress by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has highlighted what it describes as the Pakistan military&rsquo;s &ldquo;success&rdquo; during its four-day clash with India, crediting the outcome to the deployment of modern Chinese weaponry. The commission, mandated to assess the national security implications of US-China trade and economic ties, delivered its findings to Congress on Tuesday. According to the document, &ldquo;Pakistan&rsquo;s military success over India in its four-day clash showcased Chinese weaponry,&rdquo; with Beijing&rsquo;s latest air-defense and fighter systems seeing combat use for the first time. Modi&rsquo;s &lsquo;silence&rsquo; questioned &nbsp;Dr Shama Mohamed, national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC), in a post on X on Thursday, wrote: &ldquo;The annual report submitted to the &lsquo;US Congress by the US China Economic and Security Review Commission&rsquo; has mentioned Pakistan&rsquo;s military success over India during a four day clash. Why is Prime Minister @narendramodi silent on this? He must tell his friends that the report submitted to the US Congress is factually wrong.&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1991443786178716071&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=0114ff06bb37fde0eed7272f9b2d18489dc8b3c3&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 672px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>MP Jairam Ramesh in his post on X on Thursday said the US report, &ldquo;speaks of &lsquo;Pakistan&#39;s military success over India&rsquo; in the four-day clash.&rdquo; &lsquo;Another severe setback&rsquo;&nbsp;He said: &ldquo;President Trump has claimed 60 times (so far) that he had halted Operation Sindoor. The PM has kept completely quiet.&rdquo; &ldquo;Now comes this report of the US-China Economic and Security Commission of the US Congress that is simply unacceptable to India. Will the PM and the MEA register their objections and protest? Our diplomacy has suffered yet another severe setback,&rdquo; Ramesh said.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1991343427485855824&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=0114ff06bb37fde0eed7272f9b2d18489dc8b3c3&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 696px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Pakistan PM praises US report&nbsp;Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised a recent report submitted to the US Congress that credited Pakistan with &ldquo;military success&rdquo; in its four-day clash with India, saying the document had &ldquo;validated Pakistan&rsquo;s strength&rdquo; and the performance of its armed forces. &ldquo;This report has stamped confirmation on what our brave soldiers achieved,&rdquo; he told a gathering after laying the foundation stone of a Daanish School in Azad Kashmir&rsquo;s Harri Ghel. Sharif said the congressional findings, which highlighted Pakistan&rsquo;s use of modern defense systems during the confrontation, reflected the &ldquo;professional excellence&rdquo; of the country&rsquo;s forces. &ldquo;Our soldiers and our pilots earned Pakistan respect on the world stage,&rdquo; he said, adding that decisions taken by the country&rsquo;s civil and military leadership were &ldquo;fearless and timely.&rdquo;

Congress spokesperson questions, ‘Why is Prime Minister @narendramodi silent on this?’, MP Jairam Ramesh says ‘Will the PM and the MEA register their objections and protest? Our diplomacy has suffered yet another severe setback.’

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Indian opposition slams proposed Gujarat marriage law for parental consent requirement

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