No changes to Hindu Marriage Act: Khap
India Blooms News Service
Lucknow, July 12 (IBNS): The All Khap Panchayat (body of caste
councils) has decided to oppose the proposed amendments to law dealing
with honour killings and will also submit a memorandum in this regard
to the President.
This decision was taken at a meeting of the All Khap Panchayat of
western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi held at Shamli town in
Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday.
"We oppose the proposed amendments and will also submit the memorandum
to the President on July 21. The future course of action will be
decided in the next meeting to be held on July 26," Secretary of the
All Khap Panchayat Subhash Balian said.
They also demanded an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to
disallow marriages between same gotra (clan).
The caste councils maintained that honour killings will continue and
the people will not support any move by the government to ban it.
The government had recently decided to set up a Group of Ministers
(GoM) to suggest changes in the present law and these amendments are
likely to be placed in the Parliamnent when it meets for the Monsoon
session later this month.
The views of the states would also be considered before bringning the
amendments, the government had said.
The amendments that have been proposed aim at bringing honour killings
under the definition of murder by amending the Indian Penal Code and
Indian Evidence Act, by which the Khap Panchayats will have to prove
their innocence.
The Government also plans to do away with the 30-day notice period
under the Special Marriage Act for inter-caste and inter-religion
marriages.
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