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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Panchayat warns MPs & MLAs: Support khap stance or face ire by Vijay Sabharwal

Panchayat warns MPs & MLAs: Support khap stance or face ire by Vijay Sabharwal

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published Published on May 10, 2010   modified Modified on May 10, 2010


By scraping and bowing before khap leaders and agreeing to hold aloft their frayed flag of patriarchy, youth icon and Congress MP from Kurukshetra Naveen Jindal may have staved off a siege on his home by the violent keepers of middle-ages morality. But other MPs and MLAs who represent areas where the khap writ runs have now been warned that the lawmakers face khap ire if they don't make their stance on banning same-gotra marriages clear soon.

The tycoon-turned urbane politician flew to Kurukshetra on Sunday to attend a khap panchayat meeting and assure community leaders he would convey their sentiments on banning same gotra marriages. He also apologised to them for missing a meeting held a day earlier, something that had forced the khap leaders to threaten a siege on his Kaithal home.

Emboldened by Jindal's presence, khaps have now issued an ultimatum to remaining MPs of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and MLAs to make their stand clear by May 25 or face the consequences. Those threatened include former CM and Haryana Janhit Congress leader Bhajan Lal. The khap panchayats are demanding a change in Section 5 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to disallow marriage between couples from the same gotra and living in the same village.

After landing his helicpoter at Kurukshetra, Jindal rushed at 1.40pm to Sector 19 HUDA rally site where representatives of khaps under the banner of Sarvjatiya Sarv Khap were waiting for him since 10am. He said that he could not reach the previous meeting at Pai on May 2 due to his pre-engagements but would like to assure that being their representative he would do whatever possible under the law of the land to meet their demands.

Praising khaps for fulfilling social obligations, he said panchayats had played an important role in society down the ages. Jindal bowed his head before the elders and said that their orders were acceptable to him.


The Times of India, 11 May, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Panchayat-warns-MPs-MLAs-Support-khap-stance-or-face-ire/articleshow/5915309.cms


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