2 min readChandigarhApr 25, 2010 03:00 AM IST
First published on: Apr 25, 2010 at 03:00 AM IST
All eyes are trained on the Maha Khap Panchayat slated to be held on Sunday at Jind where a decision to boycott the Haryana Panchayat elections is expected to create pressure on the Haryana Government for a change in the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Maha Khap Panchayat which has been demanding a ban on the marriages within a gotra or within the same village and its surrounding areas is expected to be see the participation of 25 khaps of different gotra of various parts of Haryana. This meeting has assumed political significance for the forthcoming Panchayat elections as the Khaps have significant support within the rural areas.
Meham Chaubisi president Randhir Singh who played a key role in resolving the Kavita episode by pursuing the Khap Panchayat to reverse its decision of terming her marriage with Satish of Kheri Meham in Rohtak District at illegal said that Khap was being defamed by terming its decision as Tuglaki or Talibani farman.
He said the increasing incidences of honour killings and orders of breaking up marriages were outcomes of personal differences and the Khap Panchayats has nothing to do with such unconstitutional acts of anti-social elements. He said that they were opposing marriage within the gotra as it led to genetic problems and other social stigma.
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