Khap in UP bars boys from sporting shorts
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Khap in UP bars boys from sporting shorts
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MUZAFFARNAGAR: A prominent khap in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar has issued a “diktat” against wearing of shorts by youths after getting complaints from girls, about four years after it had issued a fiat against sporting of jeans by girls to check their harassment. A panchayat of several prominent khaps was organised in Muzaffarnagar’s Sisoli village on Thursday to discuss issues affecting the society. During the discussion, chief of Balyan khap, Naresh Tikait, stood up and announced the decision of “ban” on the wearing of half pants by boys. “We had put a ban on wearing jeans by girls in the villages. And we got 90% success in this. Now, due to several complaints from the girls, we want to bar youths from wearing half pants. If someone is spotted in the shorts, his name and address will be noted and action will be taken against him,” said Tikait, who is also the chief of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU). Balyan khap had called for a ban on wearing pants by girls about four years ago. Another khap in the region had objected to the use of mobile phones by the girls. The strange diktats of khaps have invited criticism from various courts. In 2018, the Supreme Court had asked khap panchayats not to behave like “conscience keepers of society”.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-10-31
Coverage
Meerut