'Keep gold items to 3 at weddings,' Dehradun panchayat tells women
Dehradun(PTI): A panchayat in the Jaunsar Scheduled Tribe area has barred women from wearing more than three pieces of jewellery lest the display incite sentiments of jealousy and domestic discord.
The order was announced by the joint Panchayat of Kandhar and Indrani villages, located between the Yamuna and Tons rivers in Dehradun district.
According to the stricture, women will now only be allowed to wear a nose ring, earrings, and a mangalsutra at weddings. Those who disobey will be fined Rs 50,000.
Arjun Singh, the syana (most prominent person) of Kandhar village, told PTI Videos, "Due to the high price of gold, many women come under peer pressure to buy gold. This leads to familial conflicts and financial stress. We aim to reduce this inequality."
Women welcomed the panchayat's decision, but not without reservations.
Amala Chauhan, a resident of Jaunsar, said, "If equality is to be achieved, why must only women's jewellery be banned? Men's consumption of branded liquor should also be stopped. Gold is an investment, useful in difficult times. What is the use of alcohol and other wasteful expenditure?"
Nisha Rawat, though she expressed concerns over expensive gifts exchanged at weddings, singled out high-end alcohol and meat as symbols of show-off.
"Earlier, home-made liquor was served at weddings, but now the display of branded liquor and expensive gifts has increased. If we are talking about reducing expenses, then alcohol and meat should also be banned," she said.
Many men agreed with the women and said their demands were justified.
"The ban on jewellery is welcome, but the women's demand to reduce alcohol and other expenses is also valid. The panchayat should consider this as well," said Bhim Singh Chauhan.
Arjun Singh said the panchayat would consider the women's criticisms soon.
"The women's demands are justified. A ban on alcohol and other expenses will also be considered. This will be implemented in a phased manner," he said.
In Jaunsar, a Scheduled Tribe area, the panchayat's decision is considered final, and local people follow it with utmost seriousness.
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Madhu Kishwar booked over alleged misleading content on social media
Chandigarh (PTI): Academician Madhu Kishwar has been booked on charges of criminal defamation, promoting enmity and other offences by Chandigarh police following a complaint by a resident alleging circulation of forged and misleading content on social media.
A Chandigarh police team on Tuesday served notice to Kishwar in Delhi, asking her to join the investigation in the case.
Sarita Roy, the Station House Officer of Sector-19 police station in Chandigarh, where the FIR was filed, told reporters in the national capital that the notice was issued under Section 35(3) of the BNSS and that Kishwar has been asked to appear and present her side.
Kishwar and some other social media users have been booked under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 196 (criminalises acts that promote enmity, hatred, or ill-will between groups based on religion, race, language), 336 (1) (forgery) and 356 (criminal defamation), and the IT Act, according to the FIR.
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They have also been charged under Section 353 (penalises making, publishing, or circulating false information that cause public mischief...) and those related to cheating and forgery under the BNS.
According to a statement by the Chandigarh police, a city-based complainant on April 19 alleged that some forged and misleading social media posts and video clips with obscene text and content were being circulated by various social media users, misidentifying the person in the video.
The complainant alleged that it is a deliberate act of creating a false electronic record using obscene words and phrases, having knowledge and sufficient reason to believe that the posts are misleading and false, with the intent to cause damage or injury.
The video, which circulated with the intent to cause harm to the reputation of a constitutional authority and to disturb public peace and tranquillity, should be investigated, and appropriate action should be taken, the complainant said.
The complainant said the person seen in the video is a travel vlogger whose wife regularly posts updates about their activities on social media. The original video was shared from her social media account.
"As per the statement of the woman, she disclosed that the person in the video shared from her account is her husband. Statements of her husband and another lady in the video have also been recorded during preliminary investigation," said the police statement, adding that further probe is underway.
Meanwhile, Kishwar, in a social media post, said that a Chandigarh police team had visited her late Monday night to serve her notice regarding the FIR registered against her.
"Since the law forbids the police to visit or arrest women after dark and before sunrise, I spoke on phone to the leader of the delegation. She told me that their team has come to serve notice regarding an FIR registered against me in Chandigarh. I insisted that they go by the law and come in the morning," she wrote on X.
