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Khaps adamant on their demand, threaten stir
STAFF WRITER 20:12 HRS IST
Jind (Haryana), May 23 (PTI) Khap Panchayats or caste councils,
notorious for their diktats prohibiting marriages within same
sub-castes, today threatened to launch a stir if their demand for
amending the Hindu Marriage Act was not met by June 19.
A congregation of Khaps here also threatened social boycott of MPs and
MLAs if their demand was not fulfilled within the stipulated time.
The meeting, attended by over 300 Khap representatives from Haryana,
UP and Delhi, resolved to slap a token fine of "one anna" (equivalent
to six paise) on the lawmakers besides launching a non-cooperation
movement.
Maintaining marriages within the same "gotra" are against social
norms, the self-styled community councils reiterated their demand for
amending the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent wedlocks within the same
clan.
Satibir Shastri, vice-president of the Haryana Arya Pritinidhi Sabha,
presided over the meeting attended by BKU president Mahendra Singh
Tikait.
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