Haryana BJP leader's 'Bihari wives' promise gets support from Khaps

Jind, Haryana: Having faced flak for his “Bihari wives” remarks, Haryana BJP Kisan Morcha president Om Prakash Dhankar today received support from unexpected quarters with Bihar Jat Sabha coming in his defence, saying there’s nothing wrong in inter-state marriage alliances. Blaming the media for misrepresenting Dhankar’s statement, Bihar Jat Sabha president Shiv Pratap Singh today said that Dhankar never suggested paying money for Bihari brides. On the contrary, Dhankar merely suggested formalising and registering such inter-state marriage alliances, Singh said, adding that he will extend full support to Dhankar in this endeavour. Singh’s statements were supported by various Khap Panchayats of Haryana and also by famous Hindi writer and former chairperson of Social Welfare Board Mridula Sinha. [caption id=“attachment_573600” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational Image. Reuters[/caption] “Whole of India is a village and there’s nothing wrong in such marriage alliances,” Sinha said, while speaking at a function organised by Samajik Jagriti Manch, wherein various social issues such as unmarried youths, female foeticide, inter-state marriages, human trafficking and rising crime were discussed here. Speaking on the occasion, Dhankar expressed concern over the falling sex ratio in Haryana and suggested connecting all ultrasound centres in the state to a common server to check their misuse. Earlier this month, Dhankar had suggested that if BJP comes to power in Haryana then all the bachelors in the state will get Bihari girls for marriage. PTI