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Will move toward border to extend support, says Dhadan Khap head

Former khap president Dalbir Singh said that exams are near but internet services have been suspended. (Raj K Raj/HT)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 08:20 am IST

‘Khap is our culture, you cannot assess it on isolated incidents’: VP Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressing a gathering in Faridabad on Saturday.
Published on Feb 03, 2024 10:13 pm IST

BJP’s dominance, weak Oppn put khaps on backfoot in Haryana

There are 90-odd khaps spread mainly across eight districts dominated by the Jat community, which makes up a fourth of Haryana’s total population.
Updated on Oct 11, 2019 12:49 am IST

Once powerful khaps now losing sway in hinterland

An example of the Khap’s waning influence was seen in September, when negotiation talks initiated by the Dalal Khap between the Indian National Lok Dal and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke down. Both regional parties are headed by factions of the influential Chautala family, who have deep roots and support base in many Jat-dominated Khaps.
Updated on Oct 11, 2019 04:06 am IST

Dushyant rules out JJP merger with INLD

Says their party will contest all 90 seats in upcoming Haryana assembly polls.
Published on Sept 13, 2019 01:03 am IST

Khap leaders ask Dushyant Chautala to clear air on family reunion

The representatives of a dozen odd Khaps have written a letter to Jannayak Janata Party(JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala and have asked him to clear his stand over reconciliation in the Chautala family.
Published on Sept 10, 2019 02:31 am IST

Why the SC order on khaps may not be enough

Chaudhary Jitendra Singh, the head of the Dhama khap, Haryana. What is equally important is to impress upon these khap panchayats that what they are doing is illegal and it is they, and not the couples, who will face the full force of the law if they overstep the legal boundaries.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 01:12 pm IST