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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

PTI Published : Apr 09, 2014 13:07 IST, Updated : Apr 09, 2014 13:58 IST
In 2009, the female foeticide issue was raised by a group of youths here who took out a march, but it failed to achieve the desired results.

According to Jaglan, “Since 2009, the problem has grown manifold.”

In Bibipoor village, at the Chaupal, a huge poster welcomes people with a message: “Netaji janiye, Haryana main kunwaron ka ganit (Netaji have a look at the data of unmarried youth in the state).”

The poster gives a glimpse of the total population of the state, the male and female ratios and the number of unmarried youth.

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