JD(U) president Sharad Yadav on Monday sought an amendment in the Constitution to provide mothers the right of sole guardianship of a child and said he would bring a Private Member Bill for this in the coming Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Hailing the Supreme Court order that said an unwed mother can become her child’s sole guardian without the father’s consent, Yadav said he would go a step further to demand a mother’s right to guardianship without any requirement to mention the father’s name in the record.
“I am of the view that for all purposes mother should be the sole guardian even if the father is living with her and (the couple) has <g data-gr-id="21">good</g> relationship too... I am planning to bring a Private Member Bill in the coming session of Parliament in this respect,” he said in a statement.
Yadav, who was been accused in the past of taking sexist jibes at women, said he was overwhelmed with this landmark judgement.
In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on July 6 ruled that an unwed mother can be appointed as the sole legal guardian of her child without the consent of the father.