MP minister to solemnise children’s wedding in mass marriage function

To discourage the practice of lavish weddings, Madhya Pradesh minister Gopal Bhargava will hold nuptial ceremonies of his two children at a mass marriage function near Sagar district.

Unlike the extravagant functions organised by politicians for their children, Bhargava said wedding ceremonies of his son and daughter will be organised at the mass marriage event on April 22 at Garhakota in the district, nearly 40 km from Sagar.

“ A few days ago, when I met Prime Minister to invite him for the weddings of my son and daughter I told him that they are going to be held in a mass marriage function. Modiji patted me saying, I was doing a good work,” said Bhargava, the state Panchayat and Social Justice minister.

An MLA from Raheli Assembly, the minister’s son, Abhishek, an MBA, and daughter, Avantika, a doctor, readily agreed to be part of the mass marriage ceremony, which will be held under Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojna.

As many as 1,200 couples, including 28 Muslims, will tie the knot in the ceremony on April 22.

Bhargava, an MLA since 1985, has been a champion to promote mass marriage culture in the Bundelkhand region and helped people organise various mass weddings where over 14,000 couples have tied knot in past 14 years, BJP leader Shailendra Kesarwani said.