Capt meets Khursheed on Anand Karaj Act

Chandigarh, September 13
After meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the introduction of the Anand Karaj (Marriage) Act, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder Singh met the Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed in New Delhi last evening.
He was accompanied by a delegation of senior party leaders, including Lal Singh, Sukhdev Singh Libra, Rana Sodhi, Rana Gurjit Singh, Harminder Jassi and Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, from Punjab. Capt disclosed that Khursheed had also met the Prime Minister on the issue.
He said the minister told him that the Congress-led UPA Government was taking necessary measures for the introduction of the Act. “We are expecting the things to move faster on the issue,” he disclosed, while adding that the process had already been set into motion on the matter.
The PCC President said it was quite a fruitful meeting and the minister was quite in agreement with their viewpoint.
“All the necessary measures had been initiated and the process will be completed very soon. Khursheed appreciated and understood the concern of the party leadership from Punjab and said that the Government of India was already seized of the matter,” added Capt.
This was the second meeting of the PCC President in pursuit of getting the Anand Karaj (Marriage) Act passed and implemented.
Earlier, Amarinder Singh led a delegation to meet the Prime Minister, who had also spoken to the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, and Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed on the matter.