When it comes to opposing the Government’s step of lowering the Age of Consensual Sex from 18 to 16, both Hindus and Muslims stand together.
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has termed it as a step to break down Hindu Society while leading Muslim groups have unanimously criticized the step
The Jamaat Islami Hind, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Muslim Majlis Mushwarat, an apex body of Muslim social and religious groups, said the move will have “dangerous consequences” for the society.
While consensual sex is itself a social evil, lowering the age limit for sex outside marriage will prove detrimental for social values and India’s family structure, said Nusrat Ali of Jamaat Islami Hindi.
Baba Ramdev, while taking a Political cue said that, while Rahul Gandhi is still ‘baba’ at the age of 42 but congress expects youth of the country to get mature at the age of 16.
According to him, 16 years of age is not appropriate for sex neither physically nor psychology. He alleged that bill is being passed only to benefit a particular religion and destroy Hindu society.