Khap Panchayat

Authorities across India are taking action against songs and content deemed vulgar and glorifying crime, leading to takedowns and FIRs. This crackdown, involving police, courts, and regulatory bodies, sparks debate on balancing creative freedom with social responsibility, particularly concerning youth influence.

The Pawar Khap Panchayat has deferred its crucial meeting for a day in Bond Kalan village of Bhiwani district regarding their demand to arrest the most wanted criminal, Kulveer Singh, who has been absconding for 13 days after committing double murder in the village.

Excitement and tension were palpable among the women of this village a day before a new beginning, when members of the fair sex participate in a khap mahapanchayat for the first time.

After a Khap Panchayat in Baghpat district allegedly ordered that two sisters be raped and paraded naked as punishment after their brother eloped with a married woman from another caste, members of the British Parliament called on their government to intervene and ensure safety of the sisters, aged 23 and 15 years.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that Khap Panchayats should take such stands that have positive impact and benefit the entire society.

A social panchayat of Yadav community representing 21 villages of Rewari district, has imposed lifetime ban on a couple's entry to the village and also boycotted their respective families.

Sarv Khap Panchayat, a conglomerate of 67 khaps in Haryana’s Rohtak district, on Monday nonchalantly told the Supreme Court, somewhat chillingly, the reasons behind honour killings.

Hayrana Khap Panchayats have demanded closure of Arya Samaj temples for "encouraging inter-caste and love marriages." The demand was raised during an all-caste meeting held in Jhajjar on Sunday.

Heaping praises on Khap Panchayats, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said these groups have always been a significant contributor in resolving social issues and are part of "our traditions".

In yet another khap diktat that goes against principles of personal freedom, a newlywed couple was ordered to end their matrimonial relationship and live as brother and sister, within four days of the wedding. Krishan Chandania and his wife, Ramandeep, are now fleeing from one village to other for safety.

Though the Khap Panchayats vow to strengthen the movement against corruption, they were not ready to shed taboos and reiterated their demand for amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act.

Though the Khap Panchayats vow to strengthen the movement against corruption, they were not ready to shed taboos and reiterated their demand for amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act.

Haryana's Khap Panchayats have praised the government's decision to ban songs that glorify guns and obscenity. They urge stronger action against artists who produce inappropriate content and advocate for promoting positive societal values. Leaders demand pre-release approval for songs and stricter regulations on DJ events.

Undeterred by the Supreme Courts judgment, which held that the Khap Panchayats are unconstitutional bodies, the Khap Panchayats have also decided to file a review in the SC challenging a recent judgment against the Khaps.

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday directed magistrates to initiate criminal action against all the members of Khap Panchayat if it orders punishment to couples marrying inter-caste.

In the wake of growing rage among people following the Delhi rape case, Haryana sarv Khap Panchayat on Sunday reiterated its demand to be recognized as a lok adalat, claiming that khaps were strong enough to deal with people accused in crime against women.

A Khap Panchayat (caste council) banned girls from wearing jeans. Village elders blamed the attire for provoking eve-teasing and encouraging young couples to elope.

A Khap Panchayat in Bhiwani has called for a social boycott of the families of two former sarpanchs and imposed a symbolic fine of one 'anna' each for failing to return Rs 20,000 to another villager.

Bringing relief to a family which was declared outcaste and was ostracized by a Khap Panchayat of Salwa Kalla village in Jodhpur, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court has asked the government authorities to provide security to the family members.

Khap Panchayats are a "useful instrument" of society and carry out social reforms and one or two mistakes don't make them wrong as a whole, according to Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Khap Panchayats have a strength of their own, he stressed, adding there is no proposal to ban them.

To put pressure on the Centre ahead of parliamentary polls, Khap Panchayats of six states will hold a national conference in Delhi next month, to demand ban on same gotra and same village marriages.

Leaders of Khap Panchayats in Haryana have stalled a move to invite Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to the gathering of all panchayats on the issue of female foeticide in Bibipur village of Jind district on July 14.

With the upper caste versus dalit issue gaining prominence in Haryana, especially in wake of the incidents of rape and atrocities, the sarv Khap Panchayat of Haryana has taken strong exception to generalization of issue against a specific community.

Haryana Khap Panchayats and various farmers’ outfits on Tuesday extended support to the protesting wrestlers at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi after poster boy of Indian wrestling Bajrang Punia, in a video message, tendered an apology to the khaps and sought their support in their fight against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

A section of Haryana's Khap Panchayats have regrouped over the demand for reservation to Jats in state and central government jobs and educational institutes and has served an ultimatum to issue the notification in this regard by February 17.