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Woman on sit-in for a month to marry Narendra Modi

In what seems like one of the most bizarre reasons to stage a protest, a 40-year-old woman is on a sit-in at Jantar Mantar of Delhi to marry Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Hailing from Jaipur, Rajasthan, Om Shanti Sharma is on a sit-in since September 8. She has clarified that her mental condition is perfectly fine. Shanti just wants to serve PM Modi had has stated that he is alone and has a lot of work to do."I was married earlier but the relation didn’t last long. I am alone since past many years. I refused a lot of marriage proposals and now I am here to marry Narendra Modi," Shanti said sitting in a tiny shed at a corner at the Jantar Mantar.Reason to marryAsked about why she wants to marry the Prime Minister and why she is on a sit-in, she said, "I know people will not allow me to meet him. But I also know that he needs help. He is alone like me.""When people here about this, they often laugh at me. I want to tell them that I just don’t want to marry Modi ji because I have thing for him, it is also because I respect him. In our culture, it has been taught since childhood to respect elders and help them in their work. I want to do my bit and help," Shanti said.Shanti is richShanti has a 20-year-old daughter from her first marriage back. She is not worried about her future as she claims she has a lot of land and money."I have a lot of land back in Jaipur. I have planned to sell some of them and buy some gifts for Modi. I will remain on a sit-in till the time Modi ji comes to meet me," she said.Shanti’s sit-inSharma is using the public toilet at Jantar Mantar and eating at gurudwaras and temples to continue her sit-in to marry Prime Minister Narendra Modi.She says she is worried about National Green Tribunal’s order to shift the protest spot from Jantar Mantar to some other place."I don’t know what will I do if the government removes me from here. It has been a month and this place is good and hospitable for me," she said. Source: India Today