Barmer: However, Shaitan Singh has not lost hope. Because his visa expires till May 12 and he hopes that the situation will improve.

Attari Wagah border: The wedding of a young man from Barmer got stuck after the Attari-Wagah border crossing was closed following the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The groom had reached Attari with his family, but the officials turned them back. Shaitan Singh (25), a resident of Indroi village in Barmer district, was to get married on April 30 in Amrakot city of Pakistan. The family had made all the preparations for the wedding and also reached the Attari-Wagah border, but all their plans were ruined there. Shaitan Singh was engaged to 21-year-old Kesar Kanwar of Pakistan four years ago. After several years of effort, he, his father and brother were granted visas on February 18 this year. His family left for the Attari border on April 23. Then reached the border a day later, but by April 24, the border was closed due to increasing tension.

Waiting for the bride's departure, the situation is expected to improve 

However, Shaitan Singh has not lost hope. His visa is valid till May 12. He hopes that by then the situation will improve and he will be able to send his bride home from Pakistan. Shaitan Singh said, "We have waited for this day for a long time. Whatever the terrorists did is very wrong. I was supposed to get married, but now they are not letting me go. Now the marriage has been hindered, what should we do? This is a border issue." 

Sodha Rajputs also decide relations in Pakistan

There is a significant population of Sodha Rajputs in Pakistan's Sindh province. They often look for relationships across the border to maintain their cultural traditions. Shaitan Singh is one of those people whose relatives live in Pakistan. At the same time, according to the belief, marriage cannot take place within the same gotra. In such a situation, most of the Rajputs of the gotra reside in India. Sodha Rajputs are forced to go to Barmer-Jaisalmer and Bikaner of western Rajasthan for marriages. A similar case is also of the Charan community living in Pakistan. They have to come to India for relationships. 

Roti-beti relation between Sindh and Thar

Actually, Sindh and Thar have a relationship of roti-beti. When there was famine in the Thar desert, people of Rajasthan would migrate to Sindh. When the marriages were fixed, they had to return to Rajasthan. In such a situation, even today there are many families, some of whose family members live in India and some in Pakistan.