From Rediff: A complaint case was filed against
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Kanti Singh, for
allegedly having attended a 'child marriage' at the residence of a senior Rohtas
district official.
Ravishanker Raj, Bihar unit general secretary of Janata
Dal (U), filed a case against Singh, sub-divisional officer of Bikramganj in
Rohtas district, Mahipal Singh Yadav, district development commisioner Bhaglu
Rajak and others in the court of Bikramganj sub-divisional judicial magistrate,
Pandey Vijay Prakash Narain, accusing them of promoting child marriage in
violation of the Child Marriage (Prevention) act, 1929.
Kanti Singh is alleged to have blessed the couple --
Pinki Kumari (14) and Ashok Kumar Giri (15) -- after their marriage was
solemnised on December 12.
