India: the debate around same-sex marriage arouses the concern of the ruling party

Explosion of joy in India after the Supreme Court's announcement of the decriminalization of homosexuality (here in Mumbai) on September 6, 2018. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas

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Should same-sex marriage be allowed, India asks.

The country's Supreme Court is considering the issue after being seized by several homosexual couples demanding equal rights.

A prospect which causes the concern of the Hindu nationalist party BJP, in power. 

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With our correspondent in Bangalore

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In 2018, India ended the criminalization of homosexuality, removing a law inherited from the British Penal Code.

Will the country now take the next step? 

The Supreme Court, the highest court in the country, has ruled that it is unconstitutional not to recognize the same rights for all couples.

This judgment follows several petitions filed by homosexual couples claiming the right to inherit, adopt or raise a child.

In this still conservative country of 1.4 billion inhabitants, homosexuality is still taboo and the subject explosive.

Hindu nationalists in power, attached to religious and family traditions, thus display their opposition to gay marriage. 

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“Statements that have provoked the fury of the LGBT community. 

The government has until January 6 to respond to the Supreme Court.

Some constitutional law experts argue that this development is inevitable.

Federal courts have already granted certain rights to homosexual couples, which could set a precedent. 

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