With Sadbhawna Committee comprising of ten ministers led by Shiv Pal Yadav is trying to build-up confidence of the displaced persons in Muzaffanagar now living in relief camp to return to their homes, in another noble move seventy two couples, who took refuge after last month’s riots and living in a relief camp with their family, tied the knot at a mass wedding at Jolla village of Muzaffarnagar.
According to reports, the ‘nikah’ of the said couple was performed on Friday evening. The committee, which organised the marriage, has provided goods and essential items for daily use to the newly-wed couples, President of the Committee Jabbar Hasan said. Several people have lost their homes and were forced to live in relief camps after the Muzaffarnagar riots that claimed at least 62 lives.
It may be mentioned that earlier also on September 25, the riot-hit victims of Muazaffanagar who faced unbearable trauma of violence had a reason to rejoice, when a mass-marriage of 27 Muslim couples was solemnized. The ‘Nikah’ were performed by Jamiyat Ulema Hind under the presence of its president Arshad Madni. A large pandal was set-up at the residence of one Haji Balla Kurehu at Kasavan locality, where the ceremony was performed.
The riot-affected victims had recently alleged that the communal violence had marred the wedding preperations of their daughters. Also, they had said that all the household items were vandalised and gutted in the violence. Jamiyat Ulema Hind and now another social group stepped forward for the cause and conducted the mass-marriage. While the organization gave necessary house-hold items to the newly wed couples, district administration reportedly also announced to give Rs 1 lakh to each pair.