: Bill to legalise same-sex marriage introduced in Parliament by NCP MP Supriya Sule #IndiaNEWS Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule on Friday introduced a private member’s Bill in the Lok

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Bill to legalise same-sex marriage introduced in Parliament by NCP MP Supriya Sule #IndiaNEWS
Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule on Friday introduced a private member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha to legalise same-sex marriage and provide equal marital rights to the LGBTQIA+ individuals.Private member’s Bills are introduced by MPs who are not ministers. The Bills introduced by ministers are called government Bills. According to the Delhi-based think tank PRS Legislative Research, no private member’s Bill has been passed by Parliament since 1970. Introduced following Private Member Bills in Budget Session 2022.1) SPECIAL MARRIAGE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 2) RURAL MEDICAL EDUCATION BILL, 20223) THE JUDICIOUS USE OF TAX REVENUE (FOR GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS) BILL, 2020 pic.twitter.com/xiGzbxyva1— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) April 1, 2022 Sule, through the Special Marriage (Amendment Bill), 2022, proposed to amend the Special Marriage Act, 1954.The Bill sought to solemnise same-sex marriage if both the men have completed 21 years of age. In case of women, it said the age limit should be 18 years. It also proposed to replace the words “husbandâ€? and “wifeâ€? with spouse by amending the various sections of the Act.Doing this will ensure that Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution are upheld, and ensure that #LGBTQIA + couples are provided with the Equal rights they are entitled to.#MarriageEquality— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) April 1, 2022 In 2018, a verdict by the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality. On Friday,...Read more

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