[DAWN] A Hindu member of the National Assembly requested the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Tuesday to formulate effective laws to discourage the forced conversion of Hindu girls on the pretext of marriage.The CII meeting held in Islamabad discussed the Hindu Marriage Act, presented in the National Assembly by MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar who insisted that it was the right of the Hindu community to have their marriages registered in the relevant districts.
"There is currently no law regarding Hindu marriage, as a result, our marriages are not registered anywhere," Dr Kumar said, adding that this had many serious repercussions.
He was addressing an in-camera session of CII for around 45 minutes, but later spoke to media about the need for a well-defined marriage law for Hindus.
"The main issue faced by our community is forced conversions as the kidnapped girls ultimately submit to the key demand of the kidnappers -- convert and marry a Moslem," he said.