Nusrat Jahan, West Bengal’s TMC MP is making rounds in the news after her shocking revelations about her ‘marriage’ to businessman Nikhil Jain, which has taken her followers by surprise.
Jahan said, on Wednesday, that her marriage with businessman Nikhil Jain was never valid hence there is no question of a divorce. Issuing a statement, the actor-turned-politician said that an interfaith marriage in India requires validation under the Special Marriage Act, which never happened in her case.
Nusrat took an oath in Parliament using Nikhil Jain’s last name. Lok Sabha’s website also mentions Nikhil Jain as her husband. BJP leader Amit Malviya tweeted a video of the swearing-in ceremony and questioned as to why Nusrat made a false statement. The BJP will complain to the ethics committee when the parliament opens, Malviya said.
Malviya went a step further and said, “Why is this irresponsible woman included in the party? What is her value if she is not an MP?”
Jahan, however, issued an elaborate statement saying she got separated from Nikhil Jain long back and that her wedding in Turkey was neither valid as per Indian Laws nor was it legal marriage as per Turkish regulations, thus terming it as a “relationship or a live-in relationship”.
Nevertheless, in a statement, Nikhil Jain said, “I went to Turkey in June 2019 and married Nusrat. We were together as husband and wife. But within some time, Nusrat’s behavior changed. I noticed a change in her behavior during the shooting of a film in August 2020.”
In the statement, Jain further mentioned that information about Nusrat’s departure started coming to light. “As soon as the news about Nusrat came, I started to feel cheated. Nusrat left on November 5, 2020, with everything. Nusrat went to his flat in Baliganj with all his belongings and papers. We haven’t been together since,” Jain said.
“No one has the right comment about Nusrat Jahan’s personal life,” Amit Malviya said, “But she is an elected representative and according to the parliamentary records she is married Nikhil Jain. Did she lie in the Parliament?”
According to the political circles, if a public representative gives false information in the parliament, he or she can be accused of violating laws.
The question arises, whether BJP would pursue action against her?
Meanwhile, as the issue no longer remains confined to the personal sphere, The ruling party TMC is growing uneasy over MP Nusrat Jahan’s statement about sex and marriage. Siddikulla Chowdhury one of the Trinamool Congress’s minority faces and minister, has been vocal in his criticism of the developments. Without any hesitation, the minister said that Jahan’s actions will have a bad impact on their party politics.