Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Nearly One Lakh Women Join Unnao Raksha Bandhan Celebration
Pushpendra Pratap Singh organised a large Raksha Bandhan celebration in Unnao.
He does not have a biological sister and wanted to celebrate the festival with women from his community.
He invited women and girls to tie rakhis to him.
The organisers said nearly one lakh women attended.
Many people brought their own rakhis, and some reportedly walked to the venue.
The event included seating, drinking water and other facilities.
Police and district officials visited because the crowd became very large.
Singh thanked the attendees and officials.
He said he would continue supporting the women and people of Unnao.
Organisers claimed nearly one lakh women and girls attended the Raksha Bandhan event in Bhagwantnagar, Unnao.
Social worker Pushpendra Pratap Singh hosted the programme as a community initiative after feeling the absence of a biological sister.
Many attendees brought rakhis, while some women reportedly walked to the venue.
Unnao District Magistrate Ghanshyam Meena and Superintendent of Police Jaiprakash Singh visited to review crowd management and arrangements.
The organisers said this year’s gathering was significantly larger than the previous event, which reportedly involved about 20,000 women.
- Who
- Social worker Pushpendra Pratap Singh, along with women and girls from the Bhagwantnagar Assembly constituency; district officials also attended.
- What
- A large Raksha Bandhan programme where women and girls tied rakhis to Singh.
- When
- Sunday, September 3; the article does not specify the year of this event.
- Where
- Bhagwantnagar in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, India.
- Why
- Singh organised the event to celebrate a brother-sister relationship with women in the community and support them as a brother.
- Reported attendance
- Organisers claimed nearly one lakh women attended.
- Host
- Social worker Pushpendra Pratap Singh of Dhankoli village in Bhagwantnagar.
- Officials present
- Unnao District Magistrate Ghanshyam Meena and Superintendent of Police Jaiprakash Singh.
- Event facilities
- The venue reportedly had a German hanger, seating, drinking water and other arrangements.
- Previous event
- Organisers said about 20,000 women were associated with Singh’s 2025 Raksha Bandhan programme.
- Attendance claim
- The nearly one lakh figure was provided by the organisers and was not independently verified in the article.