NAGAON, Nov 12: A woman ward member in Nagaon district of Assam was disqualified and removed from her office for her marriage 14 years ago when she was allegedly a minor, according to an official order on Wednesday.
The Chief Executive Officer of Nagaon Zilla Parishad carried out an enquiry, which found that Mahguri Gaon Panchayat Ward Member Farida Yeasmin married at the age of 15 years, Nagaon District Commissioner said in its order.
She was born on October 30, 1995, and got married on September 10, 2011, in accordance with Islamic rituals.
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A court order in a domestic violence case involving the woman also stated that she was married when she was a minor, the official order said.
It said that the act constituted a violation of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 and the Assam Panchayat (Constitution) Rules, 1995.
“Farida Yeasmin, elected member of Ward No. 1, Mahguri Gaon Panchayat under Juria Development Block, is hereby disqualified and removed from the office of the Ward Member with immediate effect,” Nagaon DC said in his order.
During his Independence Day speech this year, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that his government is on the path to eradicate child marriage completely from the state by 2026.
He had said that because of operations against child marriage since 2021, more than 6,500 cases were registered and charge-sheets have been filed in 95 per cent of the cases. (PTI)
