According to the family and local residents, the committee — dominated by Hindu fringe groups and some allegedly having proximity to the BJP—declared the girl a 'witch' and announced punitive measures against her for marrying outside her religion
About 120 MPs of parties such as the Congress, DMK, Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) had already signed a notice for moving the resolution against Birla