A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Candidate in Pali district, Shobha Chauhan, reportedly said that she will ensure that the police does not interrupt child marriages in the area.
While addressing a campaign rally in Pipliya Kalan village in Raipur area, Chauhan reportedly said in Marwari, “In your area, when younger girls are getting married, the police arrives. It is very fortunate for all of you that both political and organisational power is with us. If it is at my level, I will take care of it and if it is at the level above mine, then I will get it done from those above me. Hereon, if there is a such an event (child marriage), the police won’t come to your house. I promise this to you.”
In a shocking poll promise, BJP candidate Shobha Chauhan from Sojat seat in Rajasthan's Pali district promised voters that police will not interfere in child marriages if she wins
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