Dimapur, March 19 (MExN): The Angami Public Organization (APO) says “there is not much problem” in the “Naga way of matrimony” so the implications of introducing a bill such as the Nagaland Registration of Marriage Bill 2012 should be examined before passing it. The APO issued a note today, expressing reservation on the said bill.
‘There is not much problem’ in the present ‘Naga way of matrimony,’ the APO stated. Referring to the bill, the APO said “it may tantamount to infringing on the social system and culture of the Nagas besides being an unnecessary harassment to the people making it mandatory for every marriage to be registered under the government of Nagaland,” the APO said. The press note was issued by APO President Keneingunyu Sekhose and General Secretary Vipopal Kintso.
The organization expressed reservation that the bill may “compromise the Naga rights and ownership to immovable properties in Nagaland which otherwise is protected for the Nagas.” A marriage, once registered, the APO said, may “give legal document for vested interest to contest the properties of the Nagas unless equivocal protective clauses/instruments are firmly enshrined.”
The legislative assembly is appealed to “peruse” the implications of the proposed bill.
