In a host of rulings, says no third child after 2 daughters, Re 1 as dowry
Jind (Har): No third child after the birth of two daughters and only Re 1 to be taken from the girl’s family by the groom were among a host of rulings given out by a Khap Panchayat here to discourage the practices of female feoticide and dowry.
In an announcement which comes as a breath of fresh air as khaps are infamous for issuing orthodox diktats, Bura Khap’s head Rajbir Bura said that members in a meeting held here today 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, reports PTI.
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.
