Controversy Erupts in Madhya Pradesh Over Pregnancy Tests for Marriage Scheme

Madhya Pradesh: In Madhya Pradesh, a fight broke out between the BJP, which is in power, and the opposition Congress over pregnancy tests that were being done on women to determine whether they qualified for benefits under a marriage scheme.

The Bajag Community Health Centre conducted her medical examination

On April 22, the district administration married 219 couples in the town of Gadasarai in the Dindori district as part of the 'Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana.' The names of several of the women who attended this mass wedding ceremony weren't on the list, though. After their pregnancy tests were positive, their names were withheld. For instance, a Bachhargaon resident said that she had submitted the application form for the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana in order to get married. The Bajag Community Health Centre conducted her medical examination after she completed the form. During the physical examination, a pregnancy test was also performed. She stated that after the test was positive, her name was taken off the list of marriages that were supposed to take place under the plan.

Another Bachhargaon resident claimed that she received no information on the medical examination

A grant of Rs 55000 per couple is offered by the state government under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana. Out of the Rs. 55000 grant, Rs. 49000 are paid to the eligible ladies, and Rs. 6,000 are used to organise a mass wedding ceremony. Another Bachhargaon resident claimed that she received no information on the medical examination. She wasn't listed by name on the list. The woman claimed she arrived at the location of the wedding with all of the necessary preparations, but she was unable to wed.

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The BJP district president for Dindori charged Omkar Markam with politicising the matter

Six applications for the marriage scheme were sent from his location, according to the sarpanch of Gramme Panchayat Medni Maravi. According to him, it was improper to test women for pregnancy before marriage as part of the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana. Dr. Ramesh Maravi, Dindori's Chief Medical and Health Officer, stated that "only the instructions we have received (on conducting pregnancy tests) have been followed." Awdhraj Bilaiya, the BJP district president for Dindori, charged Omkar Markam with politicising the matter. He claimed that in the past, some women who attended large wedding ceremonies were found to be pregnant. "That's why these tests are justified," he asserted.

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