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Lower Marriageable Age for Girls to 15: Khap Panchayats

Jat Mahasabha wants that the age of boys and girls for marriages should be lowered to 17 and 15 years respectively so that they don’t elope and marry against wishes of their families, said media reports.

Om Prakash Mann, Haryana president of All India Jat Mahasabha, said that a sarv khap panchayat would be held on July 17 at Meham Chaubisi Chabutara in Rohtak and the demand would be taken up for discussion, reports said.

He said that the representatives of around 600 khaps of all castes and communities, including Jats, Rajputs, Sainis, Gujjars and Dhanaks, would attend the panchayat, said reports.

Mann claimed that Khap panchayats had no role in honour killings, reports said.

“By lowering the legal age of marriage, young couples can be prevented from eloping. A girl brings shame to her family when she runs away. Parents kill the guilty children in a fit of rage,” he was quoted as saying.

However, he declined to comment on early marriage posing a hurdle to the education of girls, said reports.

“I am concerned about young people getting killed by their families. This should be curbed immediatelt,” he was quoted as saying.

He is planning a campaign to make the younger generation aware of their customs and traditions but he is opposed to making a film on khaps, reports said

“Any film showing khaps in a poor light will face violent opposition. The government, too, should not allow this,” he was quoted as saying.

(Based on internet reports)

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