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Anant Singh plans wedding feast for 400,000, with cross-party invitations

The Bihar politician says political divisions should not apply to his daughter's wedding, as workers prepare a vast reception site.

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1:03An aide reads invitations for actors, singers and celebrities; attendance is not confirmed.
2:42Ground footage shows extensive preparations in Ladma village for a gathering estimated at 400,000 guests.
4:47Anant Singh says guests are welcome regardless of political affiliation.
6:36The report introduces bride Shivangi Singh and groom Rishikesh Kumar through photographs and background details.
11:18The broadcast describes a planned wedding-day horse race with vehicle prizes.
12:57Coverage switches to Uttar Pradesh political disputes over electoral rolls and Akhilesh Yadav's planned Ayodhya visit.

Tents are going up across fields in Ladma village, and Anant Singh says the kitchens will cater for 400,000 people. The Bihar politician's daughter's wedding is being prepared on a scale that brings celebrity invitations, luxury vehicles and VIP security into the same report.

India's Hindi-language news channel NDTV India shows the preparations in a broadcast presented by Syed Suhail, with Raman Kumar reporting from the site. Singh represents Mokama in Bihar's state assembly, and says guests will be welcome regardless of political affiliation: the distinction between government and opposition belongs to election campaigning, not a wedding.

An aide reads out an extensive invitation list spanning actors, singers and other celebrities. Those are invitations, rather than confirmation that the named guests will attend. Footage from the grounds shows workers constructing the reception infrastructure, while Kumar describes arrangements for both VIPs and the wider gathering.

The report identifies the couple as Shivangi Singh and Rishikesh Kumar, showing them in photographs. It also highlights a Land Rover Defender intended for the groom and a BMW among the wedding arrangements. Later, the broadcast describes a planned horse-racing competition with vehicles offered as prizes.

The wedding coverage ends around thirteen minutes into the video. From there, the program turns to a separate political dispute in neighboring Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's allegations about names being removed from electoral rolls, and controversy over Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav's planned visit to Ayodhya.

Clips of Adityanath, Yadav and other politicians carry their competing statements about the rolls and the Ram Temple. These are political claims presented in the broadcast, not findings established by the wedding report. Readers watching for the ceremony preparations can find the guest arrangements, family introductions and horse-race plans before that change of subject.

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