![]() ![]() ![]() However, courts have so far convicted only 62 people under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.On September 11, Sarma had told the Assam Assembly that a total of 3,907 people were arrested in cases related to child marriage in the past five years, of whom 3,319 are facing charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Pocso).Later, he said that the arrest figure has gone up to 1,039.“In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police has arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation, which began in the early hours of dawn,” Sarma said on X on Tuesday.Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had then announced a zero-tolerance against the social evil.The arrests were in continuation of the crackdown launched by the BJP-ruled state in February when over 3,500 people were nabbed and around 4,300 FIRs were registered.In a state-wide crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police on Tuesday arrested over 1,000 people either on charges of marrying girls below the permissible age or encouraging or solemnizing such marriages.“Till the time unequal intentions and policies continue in the government and in society, people will not get the actual benefits of reservation, and this will only exist on paper," she said. Reservation should not be linked to removing unemployment or some cosmetic changes. She also said that efforts are being made to make the provision of reservation to the SC, ST and OBCs ineffective. “….when it comes to issues of public interest and public welfare, the attitude of the BJP and Congress is almost the same, and it is anti-people," said Mayawati. In the party meeting, Mayawati took note of BJP government’s “new election strategy" but said that people are still facing issues such as inflation, extreme poverty, unemployment, decrease in income, bad condition of roads, law and order, and poor health and educational facilities. “So, precaution has to be taken at every level, so that our election preparedness is not affected," she said in the statement. The BSP supremo urged the party members to be alert to fake news, and said that anti-BSP elements are still engaged in propaganda and political conspiracy. ![]() “During the discussion, she once again made it clear that Bahujan Samaj Pary (BSP) has to work by strengthening itself, while maintaining complete distance from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc," the statement said. ![]()
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