SECOND MARRIAGE AFTER RELIGION-CHANGE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED

Bureau,Odishabarta

SECOND MARRIAGE AFTER RELIGION-CHANGE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED – CONCRETE STEPS NECESSARY TO AVOID FORMAL DIVORCE FROM FIRST WIFE JUST TO MARRY A NEW LOVED ONE

DELHI:There have been cases including amongst celebrities and politicians where new-to-be wed couple joined Islam symbolically for a day for having a second wife, because first wife refused to sign divorce-papers. This is nothing but cruelty to the first wife who thereafter remains totally isolated and neglected for rest of the like. Legislation must be passed so that no person having adopted Islam may be allowed to have a second wife. Rather India should follow those Islamic countries by allowing only one wife even for Muslims.

There have been cases including even hi-fi politicians and celebrities where husband gets married to a second wife by somehow managing divorce-papers signed from an illiterate first wife who usually keeps worshipping the husband as a life-time partner till death being totally unaware of her being officially divorced because of her being illiterate. This is again cruelty to such isolated and ignored first wife. Necessary steps should be taken to stop such menace by all means including social and political boycott of those responsible for inhumanity and cruelty to their first wives. Unfortunately such persons including husbands and second wives are given undue respect even in political circles and at state-level.

National Commission for Women should take initiative in persuading central government for taking all necessary steps to prevent injustice to first wives by having second wives only for sake of love and pleasure. It must be ensured that such neglected and ignored first wives may get equal rights and share in property of deceased husbands.

Input;Mr.Subash