No third child after the birth of two daughters and only Rs 1 to be taken from the girl’s family by the groom were amongst a host of rulings given out by a Khap Panchayat in Jind to discourage the practice of female feoticide and dowry.
Bura Khap’s head Rajbir Bura said that members in a meeting held in Jind on Sunday have decided to felicitate couples who do not have a third child after the birth of two daughters and those who took no or only Re 1 as dowry from the bride’s family.
The Khap has also put a limit on the number of members to be part of the bridegroom’s wedding procession at 21.
“The decision was much needed as too many people constituting a ‘baraat’ puts unnecessary financial burden on the bride’s family,” the Khap head said.
Bura said that a decision to shorten the mourning period after a family member’s death from 13 to 7 days was also taken during the meeting.
“It was also decided to end the old practice of not having wheat flour, pulses and ghee (clarified butter) during the mourning period.”
{{/usCountry}}“It was also decided to end the old practice of not having wheat flour, pulses and ghee (clarified butter) during the mourning period.”
{{/usCountry}}Felicitating sportsmen, social activists and writers was also proposed during the meeting of the Khap members.