Viral post: Twitter user requests Bihar CM to ban weddings during lockdown

Team Udayavani, May 19, 2021, 10:50 AM IST

Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, Bihar Chief  Minister Nitish Kumar on May 13 announced further extension of the lockdown in the state till May 25, 2021.

The announcement was posted on the official handle of CM Nitish Kumar, to which a Twitter user replied that a ban on marriages should be imposed during the lockdown so that his girlfriend’s marriage would be canceled.

This bizarre request has garnered a lot of attention and has been the subject of discussion on Twitter.

Pankaj Gupta, a Twitter user responded to the tweet of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announcing that COVID-19 lockdown in the state has been extended further. He wrote, “Sir, if you could also impose a ban on weddings…then my girlfriend’s wedding scheduled on 19 May would also be postponed. I shall be grateful to you all my life.”

https://twitter.com/PankajK78249443/status/1392809735800250374

An interesting twist in the story happened when a woman named Navya replied to Pankaj’s comment. She wrote, “When you left me and went to talk to Pooja, I also used to cry a lot. Today I am getting married happily, so please do not do this. But Pankaj, no matter if I get married to someone, you will forever live in my heart. Please do come to my wedding, I would like you to see me off.”

This out-of-nowhere response to Pankaj’s unique request to the Bihar government has left netizens in splits.

तुम जब हमको छोड़कर पूजा से बात करने गए थे मैं भी बहुत रोती थी पंकज ।
आज मैं खुशी से शादी कर रही हूँ तो ऐसा मत करो प्लीज़।
लेकिन पंकज भले मैं शादी किसी से कर लूँ दिल में तुम्हीं बसे रहोगे ❤️
शादी में जरूर आना, मैं तुम्हें देखकर विदा होना चाहती हूँ ???

— Navya Kumari (@Navyak01) May 17, 2021