Cycle rally airs ills of child marriage
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, March 30 2023:
Thoubal District Child Protection Unit, Child Marriage Prohibition Officer and Thoubal district administration jointly organised a cycle rally cum awareness campaign on the theme "Evil Effects of Child Marriage and Protection of Children from Sexual Offence", on Thursday.
The cycle rally was flagged off by Thoubal DC Ahanthem Subhash from his office complex in Thoubal.
The rallyists carried placards which read "Child Marriage is not a game", "Stop Child Marriage", "Save Girl Child", "Empower Girl Child", "Say no to Child Marriage" and "Child marriage is criminal offence" .
After reaching CMO office at Thoubal Wangmataba, the rally returned and culminated at Kodompokpi Sports Complex, Wangjing.
Later, an awareness campaign was organised at Youth Hostel, District Youth Affairs and Sports.
The campaign was attended by DC Subhash, Thoubal SP Jogeshchandra Haobijam, CMO Dr Y Nukol Singh and Zone-III zonal education of ficer Arambam Anilkumal Singh as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, Ahanthem Subhash commended staff members of DCPU, Thoubal for preventing at least 47 cases of child marriage.
Stressing on the urgent need to make the public aware that child marriage could have serious impact on life of the child in future, he also called upon all sections of the society, parents, clubs and organisations in particular, to stop child marriage.