Khap Mahapanchyayat seeks amendment in Hindu Marriage Act

A meeting of about 60 'Khap panchayats' held here,demanded amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent marriages within the same 'gotra'.

A meeting of about 60 ‘Khap panchayats’ (community councils) held here on Sunday,demanded amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act to prevent marriages within the same ‘gotra’ (clan) and village.

The ‘Sarv Jatiya Sarvkhap’ mahapanchayat presided over by Mewa Singh,president of the Mor Khap,urged all the MPs and MLAs of the state to support the demand of the panchayats.

The mahapanchayat decided that its representatives would meet the MPs and MLAs of the state and seek their cooperation for bringing amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act to bar marriages withing the same ‘gotra’,a provision absent in it at present.

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Earlier,during a meeting at Danoda Kalan village in Narwana sub-divison of Jind district on April 18,the

panchayats had made the same demand,saying such marriages were against societal norms.

A mahapanchayat of different khaps would now be held at Pai in Kaithal district on May 2,to decide the future strategy.

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