Khap Panchayats have been functioning to fulfil an important role in India. Common people need their daily dose of comedy, news channels feel constant need for sensational news and Khap Panchayats provide these. A widely reported news from last week about a Khap Panchayat must have been seen by all. Here is a source for reference purpose.
What: Khap Panchayat in Baghpat, UP (incidentally Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's constituency) issued a following "guideline" for women below 40 years of age:
Why its here: The diktat is obviously hilarious. Its aftermath is even more worrying. Apparently, when Police were forced to arrest some of the Khap members (after a lot of hue and cry in national media), villagers arranged a protest march against the arrest, disrupted traffic on a national highway, assaulted the police official investigating the case.They claim that it is not a diktat but a "guideline" for women as approved by all communities in the village.
What: Khap Panchayat in Baghpat, UP (incidentally Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's constituency) issued a following "guideline" for women below 40 years of age:
- They should not wear jeans.
- They should not use mobile phones in public spaces including roads and by-lanes.
- They should not go for shopping unescorted.
- They should not go unescorted anywhere after sunset.
- No love marriages are allowed in the village.
Why its here: The diktat is obviously hilarious. Its aftermath is even more worrying. Apparently, when Police were forced to arrest some of the Khap members (after a lot of hue and cry in national media), villagers arranged a protest march against the arrest, disrupted traffic on a national highway, assaulted the police official investigating the case.They claim that it is not a diktat but a "guideline" for women as approved by all communities in the village.
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