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Khaps meet on dishonour killings, but don't agree
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: July 12, 2010 01:13 IST
Muzaffarnagar: On a day they were meant to come out with ways to
unite, disagreements were out in the open. Leaders from 40 khaps or
informal village courts across different states including Uttar
Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi had gathered at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar
Pradesh to form a single platform for these panchayats, and they
defend themselves saying it is an image problem.
"We are just being portrayed like this by the media, we are against
dishonour killings. But yes, same gotra marriages should be stopped,"
said Umesh Malik, spokesperson of Swaroop Khap Samiti.
Khaps have come under scrutiny after North India saw several cases of
caste killings, some allegedly advocated by these local leaders to
condemn same gotra or same clan marriages. Clearly, the khaps are
under pressure to reinvent themselves.
Youngsters like Gagan Pawar, a law student from Delhi, believe they
have the answer.
"I would love to be a member of khap but I am never going to advocate
killing someone. I would instead explain the problems of same gotra
marriage patiently to people," said Gagan.
But there is a long way to go. Even after six such meetings over the
past one year, there has been no consensus, and given the enormity of
the challenge, now the Prime Minister has taken personal interest in
the issue, asking states to come up with ways to deal with the
problem.
Story first published: July 11, 2010 21:07 IST
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