Rajkot: Queuing up with kankotris to get nod for marriages

RAJKOT: Never before have the police stations in Rajkot city seen such a rush of people, who were seen queuing up for hours with the wedding invitation cards in their hands. The rush is to secure permission for marriage from local police stations as per the state government’s orders issued in the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases in Gujarat.
The Rajkot police have received as many as 1,200 application seeking permission for marriage in the last two days.Of which nearly 700 have been disposed off. All the application received were for marriages scheduled till November 30.
Deputy commissioner of police Manoharsinh Jadeja said, “As per our notification the permission for a marriage function is required. In last two days itself, we got nearly 1,200 application out of that 700 have been disposed off, while the rest will be cleared by November 27.”
Jadeja said that they are not rejecting the permission, but ensuring that there are not more than 100 guests during the function. Also, the hall where the function is being held has is of twice the capacity of the invited guests. Wherever the guest list is long, the permission is not denied, but we curtailing the number of guests, he said.
On Tuesday, huge queues were seen outside various police stations with people holding wedding invitation cards to show as proof of marriage.
For obtaining permission, the family has to submit a copy of Aadhar cards and birth certificates of bride and groom with passport size photos and wedding invitation card.
Once the permission is given, cops will randomly check the venues if all the rules are being followed.
Manoj Sakariya, a party plot owner on Nyari Dam Road said, “There is total chaos as the government guidelines keep on changing every day. The parents of the bride are put in an embarrassing situation and they are tense how to complete one more task before the marriage. We are supporting them with the police permission process.”