Punjab CM marries doctor from Kurukshetra
CHANDIGARH: The regular ‘band, bajaa, baraat’ were missing but the celebratory sparkle shone through the security cover as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann got married to a doctor from Kurukshetra at his home on Thursday.
It was a private ceremony without the usual crowds, so much a part of a big, fat Indian wedding.
Mann, 48, the first chief minister of the state to get married while in office, tied the knot with Dr Gurpreet Kaur from Pehowa in Kurukshetra
in Haryana.
Tight security arrangements were in place at the chief minister’s home in Sector 2.
The wedding feast included ‘dal makhni’, ‘chana masala’, ‘karahi paneer’, ‘navratan biryani’, ‘jeera onion pulao’, ‘kalonji wale aloo’ and some continental dishes as well as ‘moong dal halwa’, fresh fruit trifle, and ice cream for dessert, Aam Aadmi Party insiders said.
Though not many details were available, visuals on television and Twitter showed Mann and his bride at the Anand Karaj ceremony.
AAP colleague Raghav
Chadha also shared some images on Twitter showing Mann in his usual yellow turban with a ‘kalgi’ and a gold-coloured kurta-pyjama.
Gupreet Kaur was dressed in red bridal finery.
There were also pictures of the groom at his festooned home, walking under a ‘phulkari dupatta’ held up by Chadha among others, and at the ceremony.
Both Mann and Gupreet Kaur could be seen smiling in one picture. Another showed them sitting together for lunch after the wedding rituals.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chadha, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and other leaders were also present at the ceremony.