Khap stops same gotra marriage, orders separation of couple

Last Updated: Friday, June 18, 2010, 15:00

Continuing their opposition to same clan marriages, a khap panchayat has issued a diktat to a girl`s family not to go ahead with the marriage of their daughter within the same gotra in the district.

Khaps adamant on their demand, threaten stir

Last Updated: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 20:49

Khap Panchayats or caste councils, notorious for their diktats prohibiting marriages within same sub-castes, Sunday threatened to launch a stir if their demand for amending the Hindu Marriage Act was not met by June 19.

BJP for consensus among political parties on Khaps

Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 20:26

Amid the raging debate over the authority of Khap panchayats, BJP today chose to tread cautiously on the issue, favouring a consensus among political parties to deal with the self-styled caste councils.

Khaps can`t be allowed to violate the law of the land: Wasnik

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 22:00

After his party colleague Navin Jindal heaped praise on Khap panchayats, Mukul Wasnik today said while people have the right to vent their views in a democracy, no one can be allowed to violate the law of the land.

With Jat votes at stake, Khaps become an issue in Haryana

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 21:54

With Jats, accounting for over one-fourth of the electorate in Haryana, political leaders are openly supporting Khaps or caste councils, recently in news for their diktats over same `gotra` marriages.