BJP takes responsibility to get Pak-returned Geeta married
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said the government will provide assistance in getting Geeta, the deaf and mute Pakistan-returned girl, married to a groom of her choice. Swaraj added that the marriage would be solemnised by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Geeta had accidentally crossed India-Pakistan border and returned in 2015 after spending 13 years in Pakistan.
Geeta crossed across to Pakistan when she was 7-8 years old in Samjhauta Express. She was brought to India after 13 long years in 2015, but has not found her family yet. The 24-year-old, who has hearing and speech impairment, has been staying at the Mook-Badhir Sangathan hostel Indore ever since. According to reports, Geeta is all set to get married now. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who makes it a point to meet Geeta, whenever she is Madhya Pradesh, said, "We will marry Geeta as per her choice. Geeta will find her own groom, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will solemnise the marriage, being the `Mama' (maternal uncle) of the girl", said Sushma Swaraj.Shivraj Singh Chouhan is referred to as "mama" by the girls in the state. Geeta had left the authorities worried, when she went missing from the hostel on Thursday. She was later found near Annapurna temple. Hostel authorities were concerned that Geeta is unhappy and wants to go back to Pakistan. However, Swaraj, after meeting her, clarified that she had gone to the temple to offer prayers and not because she was unhappy. 