'Pride of Bengal': TMC felicitates same-sex couple

KOLKATA: In a uncommon governmental and societal gesture, Bengal's governing TMC Monday publically felicitated 2 women from Sundarbans who precocious tied the knot - possibly marking the archetypal clip a large governmental enactment successful India has publically celebrated a same-sex marriage. The felicitation of Riya Sardar, 21, and Rakhi Naskar, 20, was attended by TMC seniors and joined virtually by Abhishek Banerjee, the party's nationalist wide caput and MP. "They knew the way wouldn't beryllium easy. Yet they didn't backmost down. I convey the villagers whose open-hearted enactment made this infinitesimal possible. Love means humanity and humanity is the existent look of society. This is not conscionable the wedding of 2 people, but the pridefulness of Bangla and the nation," said Abhishek. Riya and Rakhi got joined successful a temple connected November 4 with assistance from constabulary and panchayat officials. They are nonrecreational dancers with a Bihar troupe.