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'Bahu dilao, vote pao': Haryana bachelors to candidates

Some Lok Sabha candidates in Haryana, which has the country's lowest sex ratio, are facing a strange demand from bachelor voters—“get us brides in return for our votes”.“Bahu dilao, vote pao” (Get us a bride

In the Sonipat Lok Sabha seat, under which the assembly constituency of Jind comes, Jagbir Singh Malik of Congress, BJP's Ramesh Chander, Padam Singh from Indian National Lok Dal and Jai Singh from AAP are in the fray.  

Avivahit Purush Sangthan, which has a presence on social networking sites like Facebook and also Whatsapp, has attracted lots of unmarried males to its fold, Jaglan

According to theatre personality Naresh Prerna, “No major political party has included this issue (female foeticide) in their poll agenda and there is total lack of any honest movement at the grassroots level.”

Although Left parties have shown some seriousness, but their base is very limited in the state, Prerna said.