Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 26: Marriages have started becoming worst casualties in highly escalated tensions between India and Pakistan along the International Border (IB) in Jammu with people living in shelling and firing zones forced to shift the venues, facing lot of hardships.
Though the marriages are cherished by the newlyweds, their families and relatives throughout the life, the marriages taking place presently will be remembered not as “happy moments” but as “worst moments”.
This is what Suresh Kumar had to say, whose daughter Sonia Choudhary, a resident of border village of Bega in Abdullian sector of RS Pura had to tie the nuptial knot with Mandeep Choudhary of Hansa, Chakroi in RS Pura tehsil today.
At the eleventh hour, Suresh Kumar had to shift the marriage venue of her daughter from their native village Bega to the house of their relatives at Baaspur Bungalow, a safer location in RS Pura tehsil.
“We are facing worst kind of situation. You just can’t imagine the trauma we are going through at this stage. We had made all arrangements of the marriage function at Bega but suddenly due to Pakistan shelling and firing, we had to shift the venue to the house of our relative at Baaspur Bungalow,” Suresh Kumar told the Excelsior.
He said the shelling and firing has upset their all plans.
“Our family was long waiting for this moment to celebrate it in a big way. But the occasion has been badly marred by the Pakistani troops. Instead of celebrations, the marriage has become nightmarish experiences. We are struggling hard to welcome the barat by this evening,” Suresh said, adding there has been no help from the administration side to such people.
However, several neighbours and relatives had come to the aid of Suresh Kumar and his family.
They could be seen extending hand of help to Suresh Kumar and his family in making arrangements for the marriage at Baaspur Bungalow by shifting goods, luggage and other material required for the wedding from their native village of Bega, which has been hit hard by Pakistan shelling and firing during the past five days.
Suresh Kumar was, however, of the view that none other should experience the trauma he was going through at present.
“I hope all other marriages take place at scheduled venues,” he said.
But this was not the case. According to the locals, a number of marriages along the IB and LoC have been shifted as the months of October and November are known as “marriage season”.
As already reported, the people of border villages are also facing lot of problems on account of their standing paddy crops. While some of the people have starting cutting unripe crops, others were in waiting mode.
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