BJP MLA promotes child marriage to prevent Hindu girls falling in love

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May 6, 2018

Bhopal, May 6: A legislator of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh has found out a new way to prevent Hindu girls from falling in love and marring men of their choice.

According to Gopal Parmar, MLA from Agar constituency, if a Hindu girl falls in love with a Hindu man of her choice and marries her without parents’ permission, it should be considered elopement and if a Hindu girls marries a Muslim man it should be called ‘love jihad’, a term often used by communal hate mongers.

In an interview the hardline Hindtuva leader said that he supports early marriages because child marriages, including those involving grooms and brides who never saw each other before, used to last “forever”, unlike divorces that are commonplace today. 

“Earlier girls and boys used to marry before they turned 18 and 21. Marriages were fixed when they used to be of tender age, and did not go astray…or (they did not) think of anyone else. Now they meet at coaching classes and some fall prey to vices like ‘love jihad’,’’ he said.

Linking late marriages to the so called “love jihad”, the BJP leader said girls are “emotional” and that they “get carried away” when someone offers to help them by changing name and identity. 

“I married as a child, and I ensured that marriages of my children — two daughters and a son — were fixed before they attained the legal age of marriage,” said the 53-year-old MLA.

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MR
 - 
Monday, 7 May 2018

To all Parents 

Please don't listen to this uneducated BJP moron. Please educate your daughters and then get them married. so they can standup on their own feet if needed. Regardless of your religion.

Hello cow dung brain man sangeeth...muslim ruled indian for 1000 years..that time all hindu are happily living together....when maron people org  RSS came to our land all destroyed.. you are the people who became the first slave of british and licking there boot for power plz check the history..you people are coward..you can sell your family & soul to BJP maron party but not all esteem hindus...keep in mind lion is always lion...its image will not fade if some name sake maroon make comments...jai india.. jai hind

ali
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

what a good idea,,, chalo chaloo karthe hai thera beti ka shaadhi karvaake.

Jameel
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

This prooves, with the present goverment of fools we are already gone 100 years backwards in developement. 

Suresh Kamath
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

Rubbish... Who made such fool as MLA

Sangeeth
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

People wont learn from this. They need experience. If RSS not in India, Muslims people may convert India into a Muslim country

Yogesh
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

He said the truth. It is better than love jihad

Pradeep acharya
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

Shame on you.. should punish him for the nonsense statement

Hari
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

I cant believe, how people supports BJP fools again and again.

Danish
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

Should arrest him and give him punishment for promoting child marriages.

Kumar
 - 
Sunday, 6 May 2018

In headline, no need to mention its BJP MLA. "MLA" is enough. We knew, only BJP MLAs are fools and they will only utter such nonsenses

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November 28,2025

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Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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November 22,2025

Udupi, Nov 22: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has officially confirmed Narendra Modi’s visit to Udupi on November 28 and shared his detailed schedule with the Karnataka chief secretary.

According to the itinerary, the Prime Minister will land at Mangaluru International Airport from Delhi at 11:05 am and depart for Udupi by helicopter at 11:10 am. He is expected to arrive at the Adi Udupi helipad at 11:35 am.

The earlier plan for a roadshow has been cancelled. Instead, PM Modi will proceed directly to Sri Krishna Math at 12 pm, where he will have darshan of Sri Krishna and address participants of the Laksha Kanta Geetha Gayana event.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to depart from the Adi Udupi helipad at 1:35 pm, returning to Mangaluru Airport before leaving for Goa at 2 pm.

The state administration has been directed to make all necessary arrangements for the visit.

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November 22,2025

Mangaluru: Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H has warned of strict action against individuals spreading rumours and attempting to create insecurity within the Muslim community and fuel hatred between Hindus and Muslims through social media.

Referring to a recent social media post alleging that police personnel had entered a masjid premises to check whether beef was being cooked, the commissioner said miscreants were attempting to push their communal agenda. 

“A group of people, both from Mangaluru and abroad, are trying hard to spread rumours. For the past 10 days, they have been attempting to rake up old issues, highlight routine matters as controversies, or fabricate news altogether,” he said.

He reiterated that any such attempts to disturb communal harmony would invite legal action. “Cases will be registered and the accused will be brought to book,” he stated.

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