VHP protested in Tripura’s Agartala on Monday against same sex marriage
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) protested in Tripura's Agartala on Monday, claiming that same-sex marriage violates the "ethics of Indian culture," and vowed to organise similar protests across the country in response to a Supreme Court petition on the subject.
This comes as the Supreme Court continues to hear several petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. “There will be nationwide protests against the Supreme Court petition." "This petition violates the ethics of Sanatani beliefs," claimed VHP Tripura leader Mahendrapal Singh.
Singh, who opposed the petition, stated that the Hindu Marriage Act of 1954 is sacred and should not be modified. “Hindu Marriage Act 1954 is very sacred and based on the'sanatani' belief, and it should remain unchanged and unchallenged," Singh added.
"All the saints and educated fraternities have strongly objected to this unexpected anticipation," he went on to say. The Constitution Bench, which includes the Chief Justice, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha, is hearing a slew of petitions concerning "marriage equality rights for the LGBTQI community."
On April 18, the Constitution Bench began hearing the petitions. The Supreme Court is hearing several petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The petitions have been rejected by the Centre. One of the early petitions mentioned the lack of a legal framework that permitted LGBTQ people to marry whomever they wanted.
According to the petition, the pair sought to enforce LGBTQ people's fundamental right to marry whoever they chose, and stated that "the exercise of which should be insulated from the disdain of legislative and popular majorities." The petitioners also stated their basic right to marry each other and requested that the Supreme Court provide appropriate directives allowing and enabling them to do so.
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