'Draconian' amendment in Hindu Marriage Act gives wives final say in divorce cases; men's rights groups not amused
Pune: Upset over the latest amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act which virtually give wives a final say in divorce
cases, Men’s Rights Association (MRA) on Saturday staged a protest against the legislation which they term as 'draconian'.
"The bill has a provision giving power to the courts to not grant a divorce unless the wife was paid adequate amount of
money in the name of financial security of the woman. Such powers
may result in harassment of men," MRA president Atit Rajpara said.
He also said the bill also provides special powers to wives to
oppose the divorce if she was unhappy with the money she received from
the husband under section IPC 498 (A), domestic violence act and several
other maintenance laws.
According to the MRA, such clauses are outright anti-male and
gender-biased and therefore men’s rights activists and organisations are
opposing them. Rajpara said the mens’ rights organisations want the
bill to be gender-neutral.
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