Khaps

UP Anti-Conversion Law Must Be Struck Down Immediately: Ex-Judge AP Shah

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday December 18, 2020

Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion ordinance, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", reflects the philosophy of a khap panchayat, with the objective essentially being to subjugate women, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah has said. The retired judge told NDTV that several of its provisions violate the fundamental right to practice reli...

"Won't Let Our Brothers Go Without Food, Water": Khaps Providing Free Supplies To Protesters

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday December 3, 2020

Even as thousands of farmers from states around Delhi look to converge on the national capital - or choke it - in protest against the Centre's contentious new farm laws, they are being supported by a variety of people and groups in practical ways. One such set of people from Jhajjhar, a khap collective, has been providing free provisions for...

Centre's Talks With Farmers Fail, Next Meet Tomorrow: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday December 2, 2020

The farmers' representatives have turned down the centre's second pitch for a committee to discuss the contentious farm laws, protests against which are intensifying by the day. "Now is not the time for a committee," sources quoted farmers' representatives as saying at the meeting with three central ministers on Tuesday evening. A second meeting wi...

Farmers Turn Down Centre's Pitch For Panel To Discuss Farm Laws: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday December 1, 2020

The Centre has suggested the formation of a committee to sort out the differences over farm laws an idea that was turned down by the protesting farmers, sources said as the two sides met in Delhi this afternoon. Three ministers started talks with farmers' representatives as protests over the new farm laws intensified. More farmers from Punjab and ...

Khaps Of Haryana Support Farmers' Protest, Will Come To Delhi

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday December 1, 2020

The khaps -- community organisations -- of Haryana have unanimously decided to support the farmers' protest. The decision was taken at a meeting of the chiefs of 30 khaps in Rohtak and the representatives of different khaps, under the banner of "sarv khap", said they would gather tomorrow and proceed towards Delhi to join the protesters. Delhi's P...

Many Haryana "Khaps" Decide To Join Farmers' Protest March

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 30, 2020

Haryana's many "khaps" on Sunday decided to join agitating farmers' "Delhi Chalo" call and march to the national capital to support their protest against the three central farm laws.

BJP Sonali Phogat Demands Women's Active Role In Khap Panchayats

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 3, 2020

BJP leader Sonali Phogat on Thursday batted for active participation of women in Khap Panchayats or caste-councils, saying she will like to work to see it happen.

Manohar Lal Khattar Supports Khaps, Says "Should Not Marry Within Same Gotra"

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Friday January 10, 2020

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today backed the state's self-appointed village courts, Khap panchayats, on their stand that marriages between people of same Gotra- which refers to a clan or a descendant from a common ancestor - should not happen.

Will Contest All 90 Seats In Haryana Elections: Dushyant Chautala

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 12, 2019

Amid efforts by some Haryana ''khaps'' for rapprochement in the Chautala family, Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala on Thursday said his party will contest on all 90 seats in the upcoming assembly elections.

Khap Panchayat Ostracises Family After Girls Perform Father's Last Rites

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 30, 2018

A khap panchyat of Rager community in Bundi district near Kota today allegedly outcast the four women and their family members for performing the last rites of their father, who had no son to shoulder his bier.

Gurgaon Villagers Form 'Khap Panchayat'To Boycott Those Disrupting Namaz At Public Spots

Gurgaon News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 17, 2018

People from a number of villages in the Gurgaon district have formed a "Sarva Khap Panchayat" and called for a "boycott" of those who object to offering of namaz in the open.

Girls In This Village Haven't Worn Jeans Or Used Mobiles For A Year

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from ANI) | Wednesday April 18, 2018

A village less than three hours from Delhi does not let its girls and young women wear jeans or use mobile phones. The local leaders of Isaipur Khedi village in Haryana's Sonipat think girls could "misuse" mobile phones.

Khap Panchayat Verdict: A Look At Supreme Court Guidelines To Prevent Honour Killing

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday March 27, 2018

Khap panchayats, the self-appointed village courts, cannot stop a marriage between two consenting adults, said the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling today. The top court laid down a set of guidelines meant to stop interference by khap panchayats that wield enormous influence in villages of several states and are often seen responsible for the grow...

"Khap Panchayats" Stopping Marriages Is Illegal, Top Court Issues Rules

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday March 27, 2018

Self appointed village courts like khap panchayats cannot stop a marriage between two adults, said the Supreme Court, which is hearing a plea to rein-in the self-appointed bodies that wield enormous influence in villages of several states, and are often seen as responsible for the growing frequency of honour killings.

In Letter To Lt Governor, Manish Sisodia Calls IAS Officers' Association A "Khap Panchayat"

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 1, 2018

Amid a simmering row between the Delhi government and its bureaucrats, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday shot off a terse letter to Lt Governor Anil Baijal, equating the IAS officers' association with a "khaap panchyat", and attacked him for "backing" its "fatwa" to boycott official meetings with AAP ministers.