The Hindu : Horses, bands banned in farmhouse weddings

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2004

New Delhi

New Delhi

Horses, bands banned in farmhouse weddings

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, FEB. 16. The usual pomp and show associated with traditional Hindu weddings will no longer be visible at marriages taking place in farmhouses across the Capital. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to slap a ban on use of horses by bridegrooms and the accompanying musical bands on approach roads leading to the venue.

"If such a thing happens in marriages held at farmhouses, the bridegroom, the baraatee and the organisers would land in jail,'' warned the Municipal Commissioner, Rakesh Mehta, today. However, the policy would be applicable only to farmhouses and not the rest of the Capital.

Arguing that such functions always resulted in massive traffic jams and caused inconvenience to local residents as roads in these localities were narrow, Mr. Mehta said, "Under this new policy, no activity outside farmhouses would be allowed including parking of vehicles. If the bridegroom wants to ride a horse or the baraatees want to dance to the tune of musical bands, it has to be done inside the farmhouse. Also, the marriage and parties should end by 11 p.m.''

The Commissioner has convened a meeting of Zonal Deputy Commissioners on Tuesday to enforce the new policy on marriages and parties in farmhouses approved by Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor, Vijai Kapoor, on Friday.

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