Vijayawada, February 14: Ten poor Muslim couples entered into wedlock at a mass marriage programme organised by the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board here on Sunday.
The marriages were performed at Shajahoor Musafirkhana in One Town under the supervision of Krishna district Wakf Committee president Meer Hussain. Vijayawada West MLA Vellampalli Srinivas and former minister MK Baig were present on the occasion. Household articles worth Rs 15,000 were distributed to each couple.
Speaking on the occasion, Meer Hussain urged the state government to increase the financial assistance to poor Muslim couples who enter into wedlock under the mass marriage programme, from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.
The MLA promised to get the financial assistance to poor Muslim couples increased.
–Agencies