A controversy has erupted over a recent statement made by the husband of an Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister over women in Bihar “being sold off for a sum in marriage” with both the Congress and the Bihar unit of BJP condemning the remarks.
Speaking at a public event in Uttarakhand’s Almora earlier this week, Girdhari Lal Sahu, husband of State Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya, said that “girls are sold for ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 in Bihar”. While the Minister and Uttarakhand BJP are silent on the issue, the party’s Bihar unit has demanded an apology from Mr. Sahu for disrespecting women of their State.
A video of Mr. Sahu making the comments at the event has gone viral on social media. In the conversation, he was trying to persuade some young BJP members, present in the audience, to get married at the “right time”.
“You are young now, when are you getting married? In old age? If you’re unable to get married....we will bring a girl for you from Bihar. There, you get girls for ₹20,000-₹25,000 ,” said Mr. Sahu.
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