Gujarat to study possibility of mandating parental nod in love marriages

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday said that his government will study the possibility of a system for making parental nod mandatory in love marriages if it is constitutionally feasible, PTI reported.

Bhupendra Patel, chief minister of Gujarat. (Twitter Photo)

While addressing an event in Gujarat's Mehsana organised by the Sardar Patel Group representing the Patidar community, Patel said he was told by the state health minister about the need for a study into the incidents of girls eloping for marriage so that the consent of parents in case of love marriages can be made necessary.

"Rushikesh Patel told me to look afresh and carry out a study into the incidents of the elopement of girls so as to see if there is a possibility of (mandatory) consent of parents into (love marriages). If the Constitution supports it, then we will carry out a study regarding this and try to get the best result for this," Patel said.