Disabled Mumbai bride carried up 2 floors at Registrar Office, Devendra Fadnavis apologises

The woman further said that the stairs at the office were rusty and no help was given to her, despite authorities being informed about her disability. (Image credit: Twitter/Virali01).

A wheelchair-bound woman in Mumbai expressed anger and disappointment after she had to be "carried up two flights of stairs to get married" at the Registrars Office.

In a X (formerly Twitter) thread, which has gone viral, the woman named Virali Modi-a disability rights activist-who got married on October 16, described her experience and said nobody at the registrar office in Khar area of the city came forward to help her. "I am disabled and I got married at the Registrars Office at Khar Mumbai on 16/10/23. The office was on the 2nd floor without a lift. They wouldn't come downstairs for the signatures and I had to be carried up two flights of stairs to get married," the woman wrote on Wednesday.

The woman further said that the stairs at the office were rusty and no help was given to her, despite authorities being informed about her disability. She also questioned as to what may have happened had she fallen from the stairs, while being taken to the office to get married. "The stairs were extremely steep and the railings were loose and rusty. No one even offered to help nor did they make any kind of accommodations for me, even though I had informed my agent of my disability prior to the appointment," she wrote.

"I am disheartened that my country's government and citizens cannot accommodate to my disability. My faith in humanity has been destroyed by this ordeal. I am not a piece of luggage that needs to be carried up two floors. I am a human being and my rights matter," the woman added.

PLEASE RT!

I am disabled and I got married at the Registrars Office at Khar Mumbai on 16/10/23. The office was on the 2nd floor WITHOUT a lift. They wouldn’t come downstairs for the signatures and I had to be carried up two flights of stairs to get married. pic.twitter.com/ZNCQF3gJRY

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— Virali Modi (@Virali01) October 18, 2023

The most influential response to the thread came from Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who congratulated the woman and said he would take appropriate action against the authorities.

First of all many congratulations on the new beginnings and wishing you both a very happy and a beautiful married life !

Also I really am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.
I have personally taken cognisance and will take corrective and appropriate action. @Virali01

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— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) October 18, 2023

"Many congratulations Virali! I am sorry for the horrific experience; that too on your wedding day. I wish you and your husband a lifetime of happiness May you continue to shine," another user wrote.