Remove liquor vends from religious towns, demand Haryana khaps
Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 5: Having strongly raised their voices for amending the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriages within the same gotra and same village, Haryana's khap panchayats have now decided to launch a campaign
Besides khaps, activists of the National Human Rights Front, delegates of the Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti and some other NGOs also attended the meeting.
There were also discussions on issues like huge expenses on weddings; increased drinking, especially among youth; female foeticide, the dowry system and drug addiction.
"We have unanimously passed a resolution to launch a special drive to get the liquor vends closed within the municipul limits of all religious towns in Haryana to maintain their dignity besides making sincere efforts to keeping the people away from drugs and liquor use," Haryana Dhankar Sabha chief Om Prakash Dhankhar told IANS.