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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Khaps want girls' marriageable age lowered to 15 by Deepender Deswal

Khaps want girls' marriageable age lowered to 15 by Deepender Deswal

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published Published on Jul 3, 2010   modified Modified on Jul 3, 2010

Jat Mahasabha wants marriageable age of girls and boys to be lowered to 15 and 17 respectively so that couples don't elope and marry against the wishes of their families.

According to Om Prakash Mann, Haryana president of All India Jat Mahasabha, the demand will be discussed at a sarv khap panchayat on July 17 at Meham Chaubisi Chabutara in Rohtak. The demand was raised at a meeting of khap representatives at Dhanana village.

The panchayat will be attended by representatives of around 600 khaps of all castes and communities, including Jats, Rajputs, Sainis, Gujjars and Dhanaks, Mann claimed.

Khap panchayats had no role in honour killings, Mann said. "By lowering the legal age of marriage, young couples can be prevented from eloping. A girl brings shame to her family when she runs away. Parents kill the guilty children in a fit of rage," he said.

He, however, refused to comment on early marriage posing a hurdle to the education of girls. "I am concerned about young people getting killed by their families. This should be curbed immediatelt," he said.

He is planning a campaign to make the younger generation aware of their customs and traditions. But he was opposed to making a film on khaps.

"Any film showing khaps in a poor light will face violent opposition. The government, too, should not allow this," he said.


The Times of India, 3 July, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Khaps-want-girls-marriageable-age-lowered-to-15/articleshow/6122019.cms


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