Khap Panchayat

Northern India, especially the Haryana and Punjab one among the most prosperous and flourishing states in Indian context and the leading states in agricultural production. Also, in terms of NRI these two states has contributed more than 20% of Indian NRIs. It is said most of the times that “INDIA is SHINING” for these two states atleast.
But when we come to these type of news like “ Honour Killing” from these two states where just due to loving and marrying without consent of parents or in same GOTRA the couple is awarded capital punishment. There are a lot of controversies over this issue and its dimensions. First of all as a democratic country, every citizen has its rights and as per our constitution practising casteism is a penalising act. Both the conditions are violated in this case, and the matter of vexation is that after perpetrating this kind of heinous act those khep panchayat leaders don’t have the shame to address them as civilized. In the subject of female foeticide rate and treatment to women Haryana is having the worst records. Those elders of villagers who defend this system of khep panchayat by rationalising that it’s a part of our culture and in action from ancient time but at this time why they forget the point that its the same history that teaches us to worship women sometimes as a deity and sometimes as one among humans like mother. It’s the same Haryana where western culture has spread out his legs even in villages and most of the youths are in practise of apparelling themselves with the attributes of western civilisation, but when it comes to psychology and relations why they keep their mouths mum. It is true that khep panchayats don’t allow youths to intervene and just to listen. But the society is changing day by day and it’s not the same that our elders experienced in their time, then how can they take 100 % decision by themselves without taking even the advice.
Then come to Indian judiciary system, it is strictly forbidden that any local judiciary system can award life sentence or capital punishment to anyone. In-spite of this dis-respect to our judiciary, govt. is not taking effective measures in this direction. How can one legalize Khap System when it don’t treat boy and girl as equal while taking decisions (killing of girls with pesticides and decomposing their bodies even for slightest mistakes) and condolence for boys for the same crime, when it violates the Indian constitution by awarding death penalty without involvement of Indian judiciary, when it consists of only elder people of village who rule just by experience. They are good for humble cases and modest punishment, but when it comes to the cost of life, they are like termites in the greenery of Haryana.