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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, while fulfilling a promise made six years ago, attended the marriage ceremony of a Pulwama martyr’s daughter in Kota, Rajasthan, played the role of the mother of a brother’s bride.
Om Birla, who is also an MP from Kota-Bundi, attended the wedding in Sangod village on Friday evening and performed the traditional wedding ceremony of Bhat or Mayra.
On the auspicious occasion of the marriage of Martyr Hemraj Meena ji and sister Veerangana Madhubala ji’s daughter Reena in Sangod (Kota) in the parliamentary constituency, I got the privilege of filling myra. The mind is overwhelmed by pride and bliss that our daughter Reena is now going to start her new life. This opportunity is not only for the family… pic.twitter.com/pm8gihnb8b
– About Birla (@Ombirlakota) April 11, 2025
State Energy Minister Heralal Nagar also accompanied Om Birla at the ceremony.
Om Birla fulfilled a commitment, which he had done six years ago, which was martyred in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack by presenting a customary gift to 25 -year -old Reena Meena, daughter of the previous Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier Hemraj.
Speaker Om Birla arrived with Mayra at the wedding of the martyr’s daughter, Lok Sabha Speaker played 6 years old promise
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– NDTV Rajasthan (@ndtv_rajasthan) April 12, 2025
In the tradition of Hindu wedding, Bhat or Mayra is a ritual where a brother gifts his sister on the occasion of his daughter’s wedding.
Om Birla and the city offered a formal ‘Odhani’ and other gifts to the late jawan’s wife Madhubala, which in turn beautified them with a traditional tilak and performed a Aarti.
Assuming the role of a brother for Madhubala, Om Birla raised her support and honored her pledge by actively participating in marriage rituals.
Since Hemraj’s martyrdom, Om Birla visited the family every year on Raksha Bandhan and maintained a close bond with him.
Om Birla, who vowed to stand with the martyr’s family after the Pulwama attack, is engaged in his life, celebrating festivals and offers support.
On February 14, 2019, 40 CRPF personnel died as a result of the Pulwama terror attack.
The attack occurred when a vehicle-borne suicidal attacker targeted a convoy from Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmir on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack.
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