Thursday 12 July 2012

Young women, please note: No cellphones, evening walks in Ajit Singh's constituency





 Less than an hour from Delhi, a panchayat in union minister Ajit Singh's constituency, has decided love marriages, unescorted walks in the evenings, and mobile phones are off-limits for women.


When women leave their homes, their heads must be covered.  Women younger than 40 must not leave their homes at all after sunset.


"People who want  love marriages can  move out of our village,"said  Mohman Khan, a member of the panchayat in the Asaara village in Baghpat. 


"We completely accept the decision ," said a villager named Musharraf.  "If single girls walk in the village  a lot problems are created." 

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