Is there an end to caste hierarchy with Dalit marriage party in Nizampur village?

The feel of fun and sentiments of around 300 people with proud was witnessed at the baraat which passed through Nizampur village about 15 km from Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening.

About 200 police personnel flanked them with batons, guns, and tear gas shells. Also the baraatis danced to to Bollywood numbers.

27-year-old Sanjay Jatav, who is the groom eventually reached the house of the bride Sheetal in Basai village, Hathras district.

This was a six-month-long struggle by both families that involved multiple meetings with the authorities and even a plea in the Allahabad High Court.

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Sanjay is also a member of gram panchayat and aims to win the pradhan seat in the coming elections. He claimed that even the Thakurs of his village will be part of the celebrations.

But Thakur community refused to be a part of wedding as it is matter of their “pride”. In the afternoon in Nizamabad, around 250 policemen kept vigil to avoid any conflict.

Around 5.43 pm, the marriage party entered Nizamabad in cars. Sanjay then got on a horse-driven carriage for the rest of the path to the bride’s home.

He told media that “I am surprised that in the 21st century, we had to struggle for six months just to climb into a horse driven carriage. This is my right and I have achieved it. The authorities seem to be managing well.”

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