Lucknow: Minister of state for Muslim Waqf and Haj Mohsin Raza and his wife on Thursday applied for their marriage registration, two days after the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a proposal making registration of all marriages in the state mandatory.
The UP Marriage Registration Guidelines, 2017 were approved by the Cabinet on August 1.
“As a minister, I believe in setting an example for others. Hence, I along with my wife Fauzia Sarvar Fatima went to the Lucknow district collectorate today to complete formalities for registering our marriage. We stayed there for around 30 minutes, and completed all the formalities. We were told that the marriage certificate will reach our home,” a visibly happy Mohsin Raza told a news agency.
Mohsin Raza married Fauzia Sarvar Fatima in 2001.
Those who were present as witnesses included Zahida Beghum (mother of Mohsin Raza) and Jamal Hamid (father of Fauzia). Hajra Beghum, mother of Fauzia was also present on this occasion, the minister said.
Lauding the move of the state government, Raza said, “This is certainly a good step, which will have a positive impact on the public. This will certainly go a long way in empowering and strengthening the women.”
He said it would also ensure that the women were not forced to move from pillar to post in order to prove their matrimonial identity.
