NAGPUR: The Maharashtra government’s Interfaith Marriage Family Coordination Committee, set up by the women and child development (WCD) department in .
The court issued notice to the state government asking it to file its response to the plea within two weeks and posted the matter for hearing after three weeks.
The arguments for and against marriage equality in court highlight how our citizenship is heavily mediated by the heteronormative ideal of a family, which has historically been used as a tool to buttress patriarchal authority.
Fadnavis also spoke about the various public rallies that have taken place across Maharashtra since November this year, organised by right-wing outfits, demanding a law against alleged rise in cases of 'love jihad'.