‘Pregnancy check out’ eligibility for mass wedding ceremony ceremony sparks off controversy in MP

By IANS

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

As per research, the check out was carried out sooner than the beneficiaries had been to take part throughout the mass wedding ceremony ceremony on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya on Saturday, and 4 women had been eradicated after their optimistic being pregnant research.

Following the occasion, the opposition Congress sought to know under what pointers these women had been subjected to the checks. Local MLA Markam Singh talked about that he has learnt that 4 women had been disqualified from the scheme because of their optimistic research.

He talked about that by conducting such checks, the federal authorities has not solely insulted the poor women however as well as put their life at risk after releasing their research.

“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 knowledgeable IANS over the cellphone on Sunday.

According to the Dindori district administration, a whole of 219 women from Scheduled Tribes (ST), Schedule Castes (SC) and OBC households had been brides throughout the mass wedding ceremony ceremony, carried out throughout the presence of native leaders and officers.

The controversy escalated further after state Congress President Kamal Nath raised questions over the ‘being pregnant checks’ 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 talked about in a sequence of tweets.

What is surprising is that officers had completely totally different stands whereas responding to the matter.

District Collector Vikas Mishra knowledgeable the press that directives had been issued all through the mass marriage event for the detection of sickle cell sickness by these collaborating. He moreover talked about that all through the medical examination, some brides had complained of intervals factors after which the being pregnant check out was carried out.

“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, one different district official, chatting with IANS, talked about as many girls have amorous affairs and these may need resulted in disputes after marriage and it was because of this, that the checks had been carried out for making it clear that the couple agreed to marriage mutually.

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

As per research, the check out was carried out sooner than the beneficiaries had been to take part throughout the mass wedding ceremony ceremony on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya on Saturday, and 4 women had been eradicated after their optimistic being pregnant research.

Following the occasion, the opposition Congress sought to know under what pointers these women had been subjected to the checks. Local MLA Markam Singh talked about that he has learnt that 4 women had been disqualified from the scheme because of their optimistic research.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

He talked about that by conducting such checks, the federal authorities has not solely insulted the poor women however as well as put their life at risk after releasing their research.

“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 knowledgeable IANS over the cellphone on Sunday.

According to the Dindori district administration, a whole of 219 women from Scheduled Tribes (ST), Schedule Castes (SC) and OBC households had been brides throughout the mass wedding ceremony ceremony, carried out throughout the presence of native leaders and officers.

The controversy escalated further after state Congress President Kamal Nath raised questions over the ‘being pregnant checks’ 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 talked about in a sequence of tweets.

What is surprising is that officers had completely totally different stands whereas responding to the matter.

District Collector Vikas Mishra knowledgeable the press that directives had been issued all through the mass marriage event for the detection of sickle cell sickness by these collaborating. He moreover talked about that all through the medical examination, some brides had complained of intervals factors after which the being pregnant check out was carried out.

“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, one different district official, chatting with IANS, talked about as many girls have amorous affairs and these may need resulted in disputes after marriage and it was because of this, that the checks had been carried out for making it clear that the couple agreed to marriage mutually.