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Love jihad law is unconstitutional

Marriage is a matter of personal liberty and bringing a law to curb it is completely unconstitutional. Making laws to regulate the marital relationships between two consenting adults is against constitution, will offend notion of basic freedom. 

The right to marry a person of her/his choice is a fundamental right encompassed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Such law is nothing but criminalizing interfaith marriage for the purpose of political gains. 

Laws should be framed to help people, but not to create problems for the people. Freedom of conscience and the right to practice and propagate a religion (including following any religion or not following any religion) are conferred under Article 25 of the Indian Constitution. 

Moreover the law only covers cases where a Muslim man marries a Hindu woman, but not vice versa. That in itself is a violation of Article 15 of the Constitution which prohibits the state from discriminating on the basis of religion.

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Old Goa police station in a pathetic state

AIRES RODRIGUES, Ribandar
Published Nov 22, 2020, 11:08 PM IST
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The Old Goa Police station despite its very wide jurisdiction has not been provided proper premises. The state of the police station is very pathetic and a matter of concern.  A total of 10 villages come under this station which includes Old Goa, Corlim, Carambolim, St Estevam, Cumbarjua, Divar, Chorao, Chimbel, Merces and St. Cruz besides Ribandar. Despite such a vast jurisdiction it is housed in an extremely cramped premise which is not more than 150sq mts…

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