Live-in relationship 'dangerous disease', should be law against it: BJP MP in LS

A BJP MP from Haryana on Thursday termed livein relationships a dangerous disease that needs to be eradicated from society and urged the government to make a law against itRaising the issue in the Lok Sabha during zero hour Dharambir Singh also said divorce rates in love marriages were high and the consent of the parents of the bride and groom should therefore be made mandatory for such alliancesI want to bring to the notice of the government and Parliament a very serious issue Indian culture is known for its philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam world is one family and brotherhood Our social fabric is different from others in the world The whole world is impressed by our unity in diversity the MP from BhiwaniMahendragarh saidNoting that India has a long tradition of arranged marriages Singh said a large section of society even to this day gives priority to marriages arranged by parents or relativesThis has the consent of the bride and groom and arranged marriages are based on a match of several common factors such as social and individual values and likes as well as family backgrounds he saidMarriage is considered a sacred relationship that continues for seven generationsDivorce rate is about 11 per cent in India as compared with America which has a rate of about 40 per cent It has been observed that the rate of divorce in arranged marriages is very less However there is a lot of increase in divorce rate recently and the main reason for it is love marriages Singh saidTherefore it is my suggestion that the consent of mother and father of the bride and groom be made mandatory in love marriages because in large parts of the country marriage does not happen in the same gotra and due to love marriages there are a lot of conflicts in the villages Scores of families are destroyed in these conflicts therefore the consent of both the families is important he saidSingh said a new disease has emerged and this social evil is called livein relationshipUnder this two persons man or woman live together without marriage the BJP MP saidSuch relationships are very common in western nations but this evil is fast spreading in our society also and the consequences are horrible Recently the case of Shraddha Walkar and Aftab Poonawala had come to light in which both were in a livein relationship Singh saidSuch cases keep coming to the fore almost daily he added while referring to the gruesome case in Delhi of a man allegedly killing his livein partner and chopping her body to piecesNot only this is ruining our culture but also hatred and evils are spreading in the society If this continues our culture will die and there will be no difference between us and others he saidI request the minister that a law be made against livein relationships so that this dangerous disease can be eradicated from society Singh saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever