Khap panchayat in UP’s Muzaffarnagar bans jeans for ladies, shorts for men
A khap panchayat in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district has barred ladies from sporting jeans and men from sporting shorts, saying they’re a part of western tradition and that folks ought to put on conventional Indian garments.
The Rajput group panchayat additionally warned that these discovered violating the diktat shall be punished and face boycott.
The panchayat was convened on March 2 in Pipalshah village underneath Charthawal police station.
Announcing the panchayat’s determination, group chief and Kisan Sangh chief Thakur Puran Singh stated it was determined to bar ladies from sporting jeans and men from sporting shorts.
He stated these garments are a part of the western tradition.
“We should wear our traditional clothes such as sarees, ‘ghagra’ and ‘salwar-kameez’,” he stated.
Those discovered violating the order shall be punished and boycotted from the group, Singh stated.
The khap panchayat additionally protested the Uttar Pradesh authorities’s determination to grant reservation to Scheduled Castes (SC) and backward courses in the upcoming panchayat polls.
Singh stated the panchayat expressed concern over the choice and condemned it.
The state authorities issued its reservation coverage for panchayat polls final month. According to the coverage, seats shall be reserved for SCs, backward courses and girls in the elections.
