A local council in the north Indian state of Haryana has banned all girls over the age of 10 from wearing jeans and carrying mobile phones in their village. This is in response to the recent horrific honor killing
in Haryana where a 20-year-old woman was beaten to death by her family
members and her boyfriend was beheaded. The couple, who were from the
same community and village, had eloped and were planning to marry
against their family’s wishes.
The head of the village council, Rajesh Kumar, told the Hindustan Times
that girls, especially college-aged ones, wear “provocative clothes,”
which invite male attention and lead to an increase in crimes against
women. He said the ban was imposed to tackle the “new menace” of honor
killings in Haryana.
The council believed that if families
restricted their women from wearing jeans and carrying mobile phones,
they wouldn’t be forced to kill them for dishonoring the local diktat
that forbids couples from the same village or community from falling in
love.
The council has imposed the ban on all schools, colleges,
and other places that women visit. They will also hold monthly meetings
to keep a check on violators.
Another village council in Haryana demanded mandatory imparting of moral education at school levels and a ban on porn sites
to prevent such honor killings in the state. They also demanded an
amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act which would prevent men and women
from the same community and village from getting married.
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