Etawah, Feb 19 (IANS) A staggering 100,000 invites, including to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been sent out for Samajwadi Party supremo's grand nephew's Saturday pre-wedding ceremony in Saifai village where mouthwatering dishes like bedai, baati-chokha and halwa soaked in desi ghee will be served.
Saifai village, some 25 km from Etawah, is buzzing with frantic activity for the 'tilak' ceremony of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, Lok Sabha member from Mainpuri, who will marry Raj Laxmi, the youngest daughter of former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, Feb 26 in New Delhi.
Both Modi and mega star Amitabh Bachchan have confirmed their presence, officials said.
Mulayam Singh had personally invited Modi for the ceremony.
A team from the prime minister's Special Protection Group (SPG) has already visited Saifai to asses the security scenario, a police official said, adding a rehearsal with an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane landing has also been done at the village air strip.
Also flying down to Saifai Saturday are a string of Bollywood stars, singers, politicians, state and union cabinet ministers, chief ministers of other states and bureaucrats.
Family sources told IANS that more than 100,000 invites have been sent to relatives, politicians, village folk, journalists, judges and celebrities from other fields.
Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, who recently participated in the Saifai Mahotsava, will croon this time too.
Special chefs camped in the native village of the Yadavs, offering mouth watering dishes which includes Gujarati food, traditional UP and Bihari food and also cuisine tailormade for the Bollywood stars.
Special on the menu would be 'sarrata' (special sour raita), bedai, dahi-ke-aloo, baati-chokha, ulda poorie, paneer filled chola-bhature. Among the sweet delicacies are imarti, jalebi served with chilled rabri, sohan halwa, kulfi and moong ki daal ka halwa soaked in pure desi ghee.
Pre-booking started for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, only this much money has to be paid
Samsung Galaxy S23 series: Korean company Samsung is going to launch the Samsung Galaxy s23 series in India on 1 February. Under this series, the company will launch 3 smartphones in the market.
Rahul Gandhi: 'You Find Girl...' Sonia Gandhi spoke to Haryanvi women on the question of Rahul's marriage, know what happened?
Rural women of Haryana reached Delhi for lunch at the invitation of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. During the meal, when the woman asked Sonia Gandhi about Rahul's marriage, she told him
Riots in Belgium on defeat in Football World Cup: Fans burnt vehicles when the world's number-2 team lost
Riots broke out in Belgium after losing 2-0 to Morocco in the ongoing Football World Cup in Qatar. Fans ransacked and burnt vehicles in the capital Brussels.
Kolkata Case: 'Hang him or do whatever you want...', the accused's mother-in-law said on the rape-murder case of a female doctor
The investigation into the rape and murder of a female doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is underway. On the other hand, protests are continuing against the incident. Meanwhile,
PM Modi Assam Visit: PM Modi will visit Assam today, will give seven cancer hospitals to the countrymen
PM Narendra Modi will visit Assam today. PM will gift many projects. Modi will address a 'peace, unity and development rally' at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district at 11 am. According to the Prime
Germany will change visa rules: Indians will get more opportunities, hope bound between job cuts in America
Germany, the world's 5th largest economy, is looking for skilled migrants. The German government is all set to open its doors to skilled professionals who can contribute to the development of the
Bihar SIR Row: Hearing on petitions challenging SIR in Bihar; Supreme Court will hear the case today
The apex court will hear today the petitions challenging the Election Commission's move to the SIR of voter lists in Bihar. The court had fixed the date of hearing on August 12 and 13. The Commission
IB71 Movie Review: Vidyut's new film brought an anonymous lesson of patriotism, together with Sankalp Reddy's decorated Chaucer
In the year 1971, the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi declared war on the common people of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) to get freedom from Pakistani rule. At that time it was happening for
Corona explosion in a school in Karnataka, 32 school students found positive
A case of corona explosion has come to light in a school in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. 32 students studying here have been found corona infected. The case of such a large number of students
Declaration: Election workers will be considered as frontline workers, it is not necessary to show any certificate to the elderly for preparation dose
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday announced that in the states where assembly elections are due in the next few months, the employees deployed for election duty will be included in the category of
