Unmarried rural youth in Maharashtra plan statewide stir
Unmarried young men in rural Maharashtra plan a statewide protest seeking government help in finding brides. Their demands include an all-religion marriage registration bureau under the Social Welfare Department, direct financial aid, steady rural jobs and guaranteed prices for farm produce.
ContextContext: Some rural parts of Maharashtra have a skewed gender ratio, and many farm families struggle to arrange marriages for their sons. The protest links marriage to wider rural problems such as farm incomes, jobs and government support.
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