Tag: dowry

Patna : Thousands of people across Bihar formed a human chain on Sunday to protest against the social evils of child marriage and dowry. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Union Minister Giriraj Singh and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi along with hundreds of leaders and workers of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, including Janata Dal-United, participated. Leaders and workers of the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and the Left however did not participate. Top state officials claimed that the "world's longest human...