Overview
- At a rally in Rewari, BJP MLA Bimla Chaudhary asked voters to back the party’s candidate Vinita Pipal and pledged to arrange marriages for local bachelors.
- Speaking to reporters later, she said she had already helped men from Rewari, Rampura and Bijlighar find matches, as Health Minister Arti Rao joked she had opened a “marriage bureau.”
- The pledge comes during campaigning for Haryana’s municipal elections set for May 10, with results on May 13, as another BJP leader touted a pension for people who stay unmarried past age 45.
- In a separate push in Panchkula, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari courted the Purvanchali community with a short stage performance and cited new Chhath Ghats to underline cultural outreach.
- Coverage tied the vow to Haryana’s skewed sex ratios recorded in the 2011 Census and noted it echoes a 2014 BJP remark about bringing brides from other states, showing a recurring campaign theme.