It refers to Chief Minister of Delhi Shiela Dixit rightly asking his ministers to avoid attending mega-budgeted marriage-ceremonies. Earlier Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee had also induced austerity in marriages by allowing just one simple vegetarian meal because the Committee had rightly analysed that increasing expenses in marriages of girls is major cause of aborting female-foeticide.
It is time that Union government should take measures to ensure marriages to be simple so that birth of girl may be taken as boon rather than bane. India should follow Pakistan by allowing only soft drinks and beverages in marriage-related functions. Political consensus should be developed so that welcome initiative of Shiela Dixit may be nationally adopted to compel elected representatives to boycott mega-budgeted functions.
Madhu Agrawal
Delhi