Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) party worker asks MLA to find woman for marriage
Aurangabad, Jan 10: A worker from the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena has asked a local MLA in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district to find a woman for him to get married, with the legislator saying it's a real problem in rural areas.
An audio clip of the seemingly hilarious conversation between Kannad MLA Udaysingh Rajput and the party worker was widely shared on social media.
The party worker from the neighbouring Khultabad area called the Sena MLA, who is with the Thackeray camp, on Monday and requested him to find a life partner.
"I have 8-9 acres of land. But nobody is ready to give me a girl (for marriage). There are girls in Kannad area," he said.
In the clip, MLA Rajput can be heard asking the party worker to send his biodata to him.
The legislator said the man's concern is a reflection of ground realities in villages.
"The condition is not that good. If there is a village of 2,000 residents, you will find around 100-150 unmarried young men there. Even if they have 100 acres of land, it is difficult to find a girl for marriage," Rajput told PTI on Tuesday.
He said the trend shows some families want to marry off their daughters in families living in urban areas.
"I get many such calls," he said.
As per the National Family Health Survey (2019-21), Maharashtra's sex ratio was 920 females per 1,000 males.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
