The spirit of the farmers’ movement on Delhi borders permeated a wedding over a thousand kilometres away in Galsi, East Burdwan, where a newly married couple decided to urge their 400-odd guests not to vote for the BJP.
The groom, Sheikh Mohammed Hafijur, 32, a college teacher who comes from a family of farmers in East Burdwan, reminded his guests on March 11 about the uprising of the peasantry against the BJP on the borders of Delhi and their demand to repeal the three farm laws.
The appeal, a guest said, had struck a chord with those invited to the wedding reception.