Why No One Speaks Against Honour Killings
- Social panchayats and the village community approve of this custom, especially common among Jats, encouraging more such killings
- No political leader in Haryana has either condemned these crimes, or tried to punish the perpetrators. Haryana CM Hooda is on record as declaring: "We cannot interfere in the social customs of our people".
- Taking the cue from politicians, state functionaries too make only token arrests
- Even those who oppose it don't say anything for fear of losing their lives
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Contentious Marriages, Eloping Couples
