Originally Posted by
ravichaudhary
Jitender Hooda Sahib has given some very insightful explanations. I agree with him.
Some more thoughts:
1) Is there a way to ensure that the Khap passes unbiased decisions?
Response: No there is no way to know that the decision is not biased. That also happened with any judicial system. It is well known how corrupt the Indian Judicial system is, and judges are bought with money in routine.
Since it is direct democracy, the Khap Panchayat cannot get away with a biased decision, they have live with the rest, day in and day out. As khaps will grow in power, so will the Khap Chaudharys, and their status. Do you think chaudharys will be incorruptible and not misuse that power?
5) How many women are currently represented/ involved in Khap Panchayat?
The position of the lady was probably the best in Jat society, whether it was re marriage, rights in the family etc, she held a position of honor.
If some one wishes, we can discuss this; I will post a paper on the History section.-This would be nice to be reminded of status of women in our jat society.
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6) Can anybody give a recent achievement of Khap Panchayat, besides the honor killings?
When a loved one gets killed, it creates a vacuum in the family, an emptiness that is impossible to replace.
Again we can discuss this on a separate thread, but I suspect these killing were more ‘crimes of passion,’ and ‘temporary insanity’, than cold blooded killings for gain.-Ravi ji, does this justify taking a life?
I cannot see the Panchayats issuing such an order to kill . -what about instigating it or condoning it? Isn't that akin to murder?
Jats have a culture of tolerance for all, and are very civilized by nature as their history shows.I disagree, we seem to have an instinctive zero tolerance for any sort of opposition/check/counter to our thoughts, behaviour or actions.
As to major decisions they have taken recently.
Their political and judicial power was crushed in 1857. It is only in that 25 years or so, that there has been a ground swell ,and the common village people are reviving these bodies , as they can get no satisfaction of from the Judicial- police- political nexus.-A common man in a village prefers to solve his problems within consensus of a family or a Kunba or panchayat, else accept it as fate or go to judiciary if they can afford it. Is it the common man or the enlightened souls with political ambitions who are reviving Khaps?
Their movements have improved the rights of rural people , through a constant ongoing interaction with administration and politicians-could you guide me to any material supportive of this, thanks.
Other view are welcome
Ravi Chaudhary