Govt drawn attention against polygamy

Kathmandu: The Nepal Women’s Association has drawn the government’s attention to the efforts being made for a law allowing polygamy.

The Bagmati Province Committee of the Association submitted a memorandum to the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, urging him not to draft the law that encourages polygamy.

Nepali women have been suffering much from patriarchal oppression for a long time, the Committee reminded, adding that the achievements made through various struggles and sociopolitical movements must not be jeopardised.

It further expressed worry over the decreasing representation of women in politics due to electoral alliances.

The efforts being made against women’s empowerment are therefore deplorable, the Committee added.

Association’s Chair Bimala Chaulgain informed that entire Nepali society was alarmed over the efforts to draft a law with the amendment of Criminal Code, 2074, thereby allowing polygamy.