Polygamy, child marriage, Uniform Civil Code checked with data for Hindus & Muslims

#polygamy #childmarriage #ucc
This is a super-charged election season, and Karnataka is just the start. The BJP, which has long espoused the Uniform Civil Code, has included it in its Karnataka manifesto, and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says his state is exploring a ban on polygamy, which is allowed under Islamic law and also practised by certain tribes. But where exactly does polygamy stand in India, and does the ‘Hum 5, Humare 25’ brouhaha add up? In Ep 1229 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta parses official data to offer some answers.
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