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Talking to reporters in Pauri, Yashpal Benam, the bride's father and Pauri municipal chairman, said he thought of getting his daughter married to a Muslim youth for her happiness.
A BJP politician Yashpal Benam from Uttarakhand cancelled his daughter's wedding to a Muslim man. The marriage was scheduled on May 28
Benam is the Pauri Municipal Corporation chairman at present. A former MLA, he joined BJP after defecting from Congress earlier.
A photo of the wedding card of the BJP leader's daughter, who is marrying a Muslim, turned up on social media on Thursday, stoking resentment among the hardliners.
The protesters from Rikhnikhal, Ekeshwar, Dwarikhal and Dugadda in the district took out a rally from Jhanda Chawk to the tehsil briefly, blocking NH 534 on the way, and handed over a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to local authorities. Ankita Bhandari Murder Case: Lawyers Boycott Receptionist’s Killers Including Main Accused Pulkit Arya; Protesters Demand CBI Probe.