Being a soldier comes with its set of sacrifices, compromises and unpredictability. A soldier does not have a day-to-day calendar of events marked out. Our jawans are at one place one day and thousands of miles?away the next.
We know that north India is experiencing one of the coldest winters after a long time. Hill stations are covered in snow that has affected day to day life and tourists have been advised not to visit as roads leading to these places are all blocked by snow. This commutation problem cost a soldier his special day.?
A jawan was stranded in Kashmir because of heavy rainfall as a consequence to which he missed his own wedding.?
Suneel, from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh had his wedding on Thursday. The baraat procession was scheduled to leave for the Daled village of Ladbhadol in Mandi, the wait was only for Suneel. However, Suneel could not reach.?
Reportedly, the soldierĄ¯s leave for the wedding were from January 1 but because of weather conditions in Kashmir that lasted over two weeks he was stranded there.
Suneel explained his situation to both families, thankfully the next day the weather cleared a little and he reached Srinagar from where he was scheduled to fly to Himachal Pradesh.?
The official Twitter account of Chinar Corps shared details about Suneel's unfortunate wedding miss.?
ĄŽDon't worry life will wait. #NationFirstAlways The bride's family agrees to a new date. Just another day in the life of a soldier,Ą¯ the tweet read.?
Another day for the wedding ceremony will be fixed now.?