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Khap Panchayat justifies 'Talibani' diktat
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13 Jul 2012
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Providing a bizarre solution to women being teased in the Bhagpar district of Uttar Pradesh, the Khap Panchayat has clamped down on women's rights. Apart from ending all possibility for love marriages, the Talibani diktat passed by the Panchayat leaders also prohibits females under the age of 40 from walking around unescorted, women must cover their heads at all times and are banned from using mobile phones. The move has women's rights activists up in arms again.
Providing a bizarre solution to women being teased in the Bhagpar district of Uttar Pradesh, the Khap Panchayat has clamped down on women's rights. Apart from ending all possibility for love marriages, the Talibani diktat passed by the Panchayat leaders also prohibits females under the age of 40 from walking around unescorted, women must cover their heads at all times and are banned from using mobile phones. The move has women's rights activists up in arms again.
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Khap Panchayat
Taliban style 'fatwas'
women's rights
Bhagpar district
Uttar Pradesh
love marriage
no walking alone
cover heads
mobile phones banned
gender bias
women's rights groups
furore over diktat
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