{"id":269271,"date":"2025-08-21T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=269271"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:36:10","slug":"against-polygamy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/against-polygamy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Against polygamy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Arunachal Pradesh Women&#8217;s Welfare Society (APWWS) has stated that it is time for the state government to frame a law banning polygamy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The APWWS, which has been demanding a ban on polygamy, said the practice has not only led to the exploitation of women but has also contributed to the degradation of gender equality in the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The APWWS&#8217;s statement follows remarks by MLA Honchun Ngandam, who spoke against polygamy during a recent special session of the Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ngandam urged legislators and the public to set a positive example by rejecting polygamy and upholding family responsibility in his speech.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is rare for elected representatives to speak out against polygamy, let alone appeal to other elected leaders to take a stand against this social evil, as it remains a major deterrent to gender equality, women&#8217;s rights, and family welfare. May the future bring more opportunities for such discussions, leading to actual interventions. The state should heed the APWWS&#8217;s demands and work towards enacting a law that protects women from polygamy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arunachal Pradesh Women&#8217;s Welfare Society (APWWS) has stated that it is time for the state government to frame a law banning polygamy. The APWWS, which has been demanding a ban on polygamy, said the practice has not only led to the exploitation of women but has also contributed to the degradation of gender equality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-editorial"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}