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Haryana student posts video mocking khap phone diktat
The Hindu··29 Aug
Anchal, an M.A. student from Igra village in Jind, posted a video satirising khap panchayats after Virender Dhull said young women's phones should be smashed. Dhull made the remark at the Naugama khap meeting in Jind on August 1. Several khap panchayats across north Haryana have issued resolutions on marriage, live-in relationships and social media in recent weeks.
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What It Means For You
- Young women in Haryana villages face social pressure when khap resolutions target phone use and clothing.
- Khap leaders describe their statements as guidance, but ostracisation is a stated penalty for disregarding rules.
- Naugama khap president Jaivir Lohan said Dhull's remarks were an individual opinion, not a khap ban.
What's Happening
- In her video, Anchal imagined fines on elderly men who smoke hookahs, with proceeds replacing confiscated phones.
- Rapper Rahul Fazilpuria and creator Paras Yadav posted videos condemning the khap resolutions.
- Khap leaders also resolved to fight drug abuse, online betting and obscene social-media content.
Khap Panchayats In Haryana
- Haryana has over 130 khap panchayats, unelected bodies dominated by elderly landowning men.
- The Naugama khap has 42 members, all male.
- Dhull is director of physical education at Jat Senior Secondary School in Jind.
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