Rajasthan Govt in trouble over Child Marriage Registration

The Rajasthan government is all set to register child marriages. It argues that by registration of all marriages, it will be possible to catch all child marriages and ensure legal rights for girls who become victims of this social evil. As per report over 68% girls in the state are still married off by the age of 18 according to the government's own records. The Gehlot government now plans to register all such marriages. Shanti Dhariwal, Home Minister of Rajasthan says, "We will register all marriages, whether of adults or children. If a child marriage happens, later they have children and then a husband or wife dies. What kind of children will they be called if there is no registration ? What proof will such a wife have if a husband dies, how will she claim any property ? So registration is needed even for child marriages."
Rajasthan Government comes in trouble over Child Marriage Registration when some of news paper brings govt's latest marriage registration rule in limelight. This decision has kicked off a huge controversy as women activists say that by registering child marriages the government is virtually promoting such illegal marriages instead of curbing them. But women and social activists do not buy this justification. They claim that given vote bank calculations and societal pressures the government and administration in the state have turned a blind eye to child marriages a social evil that has crippled the state for centuries.