Negative News frrom back Home - from India

Some rather disconcerting events have occurred in the last fortnight back home in India. The Khap panchayats are still getting good amount or publicity and they seem to be enjoying the coverage. A khap is a village and a panchayat is a socio-political structure present in these villages which could even settle small time social disputes. The Khaps as a concept are prevalent in the state of Haryana(In Northern India0 and they have strict rules in terms of marriage and other social customs. Given that, the problem lies when they murder innocents in the name of Khap Law going against the Indian Constitution. In order to know more about the disgraceful Khaps you could refer to http://www.azadindia.org/social-issues/khap-panchayat-in-india.html.

What was appalling was when Navin Jindal the famous “National Flag” MP supported these guys but later started giving varied clarifications in the media. An educated, young, modern Indian has let us down.


Then came another piece of worrisome news in the media. The Allahabad high court has held that a non-Muslim girl must convert to marry a Muslim. Isn’t it ridiculous in these modern age and times of so called civilized societies we have these judges dishing out such unfortunate judgments for the society to follow. This is against our constitution and I am sure there will be some reverse appeal against the judgment.


The third piece was when some Muslim Priest issued a fatwa saying that women cannot work. I fail to understand as to why the press had to give this fellow so much publicity.


All the same, it was a week where as an Indian I was not proud of my country and hope as the days pass, life would become better and not regressive. Sphere: Related Content