In Dalit Man's Fight For His Baraat, Top UP Official Says, 'Not Possible' | Read
For about a month now, a Dalit couple waiting to be married on April 21 has been in a tense standoff with the bride's village in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj, which is not far from where two people died in protests by Dalit groups on Monday. Sheetal and Sanjay Kumar are fighting for a tradition that is basic to most north Indian weddings - a baraat or grand procession for the groom, who often rides a mare to the venue.
