‘Why bring us from outside,insult us’: Meet Haryana's Urmila, a 'mol ki bahu' who confronted Khattar

It was a political rally like no other. After delivering his speech in Jind’s Julana, former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was walking toward his car when a 30-year-old Urmila shouted: Why do Haryanvi men import brides when they can’t give them dignity? Urmila’s question wasn’t just meant for Khattar, it struck at the heart of one of Haryana’s most stubborn problems that has refused to go away for over three decades. Chronic son-preference culture and skewed sex ratio have manifested in perverse social practices such as brides bought from other states like West Bengal and Bihar. Now these brides, many of whom were children when they were ‘imported’ to the state, want to be treated better in their Haryanvi families. ThePrint spoke to the 30-year old who wants the former CM to ban buying brides from outside the state.


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