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Deoband clerics oppose Centre's decision on raising marriage age for girls from 18 to 21
Updated On: 21 December, 2021 09:49 AM IST | Muzaffarnagar | IANS
Jamiat Dawat Ul Muslimeen's patron Ishaq Gora said that if the Union government wants to make it a law, 'then they should have consulted the religious heads of all faiths'
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The clerics of Darul-Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary, have voiced their opposition to the Centre's decision to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 years.
This comes after the Khaps of western Uttar Pradesh declined to accept the decision and announced that they would convene a Maha Panchayat to discuss the issue.
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