Man requests Bihar CM to impose a ban on weddings to stop girlfriend's marriage, says 'will forever be thankful'
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Chandigarh, May 22
A man from Bihar left no stone unturned in order to stop his girlfriend’s wedding. Yes, a man has requested Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to impose a ban on weddings in the state keeping the coronavirus situation in mind.
Pankaj Kumar Gupta’s tweet on one of the Chief Minister’s post left the internet laughing. Within minutes, Pankaj’s story went viral.
Pankaj commented on the CM’s post on May 13. The state’s health situation has improved considerably.
Bihar reported 6,894 new cases and a 5.73 per cent positivity rate on May 16.
In his post, the CM wrote that the lockdown throughout the state could be given credit for the declining number of cases.
It was on this post that Pankaj replied in Hindi.
Pankaj suggested that if the CM could impose a ban on weddings, then his girlfriend’s wedding—which was scheduled to be held on May 19— would halt. He added that he would forever be grateful to the CM if he helps him out.
What made things funnier were the Twitter reactions.
One user asked if Pankaj would marry his girlfriend if her wedding is cancelled. While some users requested the CM to help him out in his time of crisis