A quiet debate among Maharashtra's women has now reached the state assembly. First-time NCP MLA Sana Malik Shaikh has called for greater flexibility in how women's names appear in official records, advocating for the right to retain their maiden and married surnames or to use their mother's name alongside their father's.
Speaking in the assembly on Wednesday, the Anushak-tinagar MLA—daughter of former minister Nawab Malik—emphasised that women should have the freedom to decide how their names are recorded.
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