No More Extravagant Weddings? Bill In Lok Sabha Seeks Limit On Number Of Guests

A Bill in the Lok Sabha seeks to put a limit on the number of guests invited and dishes served at weddings to check "show of wealth", and wants those spending above Rs 5 lakh to contribute towards marriages of poor girls. If a family spends above Rs 5 lakh on a wedding, it has to contribute 10 per cent of the amount on marriages of girls from poor families, according to the Bill introduced by Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan, wife of MP Pappu Yadav.