Uttarakhand BJP leader puts off daughter’s marriage to Muslim man after facing netizens’ fury

Uttarakhand,May 21 :  Uttarakhand BJP leader puts off daughter’s marriage to Muslim man after facing netizens’ fury

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Uttarakhand cancelled his daughter’s wedding to a Muslim man after pressure from Hindutva outfits, reported news agency PTI. The wedding was scheduled to be held on May 28.

Yashpal Benam, Pauri municipal chairman, postponed his daughter’s wedding after drawing criticism from the masses as his daughter was marrying a Muslim man.

A photo of the wedding card of the BJP leader’s daughter turned up on social media on Thursday.

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The wedding card took social media by storm. The photo of the card gained traction on social media, with both supporters and opponents of the BJP criticising Benam.

Talking to reporters here, Yashpal Benam, said he thought of getting his daughter married to a Muslim youth for her happiness.

But in view of the way social media users reacted to the proposed marriage, it has been postponed, he said. “Now I have to listen to the voice of the public as well,” Benam said.

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The wedding to be held on May 28 in Pauri city has now been cancelled, he said.

Hindutva outfits on Friday here at Jhanda Chawk burnt the effigy of BJP leader Benam in protest against his daughter marrying a Muslim.

The VHP, Bhairav Sena, and Bajrang Dal took part in the protest.

“We strongly oppose such a marriage,” the working president of district VHP Dipak Gaud had said.

-The India Today