Notorious for imposing its diktat against same-gotra marriages sternly, a Khap panchayat in western Uttar Pradesh has now come out with yet another bizarre order forbidding unmarried girls from using mobile phones.
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A Khap panchayat gathered in Lank village of Muzaffarnagar to discuss "the bad effects of mobile phones on youngsters". Showing a Talibani mindset, it banned the use of mobile phones for unmarried girls insisting that it aids elopements and marriages without the sanction of community elders.
Apart from the use of mobile phones, the panchayat also issued directives to ensure that girls of the community do not wear tight clothes or dance on stage during parties or celebrations even at home.
The prohibition comes as a shock to women and youngsters as they have seen the fate of those who defied Khap diktats in the form of honour killings, mainly in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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