A 19-year-old girl in Ajmer has filed a
petition to declare her marriage invalid since it took place when she was
two-and-a-half-years-old.
Kavita, a resident of Ajmer, is currently
pursuing a degree in engineering and was shocked when
she discovered the fact that she was married a couple of years ago.
She then decided to come
out of this social evil when she came to know that her husband was not much
educated. With the
help of the Sarthi Trust in Jodhpur, she filed a petition
in a Rajasthan family court seeking to have it annulled.
The girl in her petition stated
that she was only two-and-a-half years old when her parents married her in
Kotputli. She said, "Now I am studying in BTech in Ajmer and it's now that
I've learnt of my child marriage. I also came to know that the person I was
married to is not much educated." She said that she wanted to become
engineer and looking for a good future.
When
the girl learnt about her marriage performed as a child, she protested but
there was pressure from her family and also from the community panchayat.
"I went into depression and then found out about Sarthi Trust that came
forward to help me and encouraged me in my move," said the girl.
When
Kriti Bharati of Sarthi came to know about this situation, she went to the
girl's in-laws and tried to counsel them. "But they did not agree to make
the marriage stand null and void," said Kriti. She added that after that
the petition demanding to nullify the child marriage was filed today in the
family court of Ajmer.
"This
will save my life after which I will have independence to live my life as per
my wishes," added the girl.
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