Marry outside, be state guest!
The Punjab Government has come up with a plan to deal with the contentious issue of honour killings. It has announced that the civil administration would provide shelter and security to people marrying outside their caste. The state government has issued an advertisement in the newspapers to this effect. “As per the orders issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the government has taken the decision to provide security and shelter to these couples. For this purpose, government rest houses and Red Cross Bhawans in each district will be used. We have made a list of these places. Youth hostels and Private hotels will also be used for this wherever needed,” Punjab Home Secretary, AR Talwar told reporters. Interestingly, the name of one gurdwara in Hoshiarpur district is also included in this list. In areas where there is no government building that can be used for this purpose, the government will accommodate these couples in private hotels and bear the whole expense.
Some people believe that the new government policy would undermine the security of these couples. “These couples hide out of their families' fear. By announcing the list of shelters, the government has put their lives in danger,” feels a student leader of Punjab University. Upneet Mangat, a lecturer at Centre for Human Rights and Duties Studies, Punjab University Chandigarh, observes, “The issue of honour killing is a social problem. Government providing shelter and security to these couples is not a permanent solution of this problem.” Ironically, on one side the government census includes caste column that aims at identifying a person through their caste, on the other side the government is going to provide security and shelter to people marrying outside their caste. While some people are happy with the government's move, others feel that inter-caste marriages go against social values and the government should not interfere in these matters.
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The Punjab Government has come up with a plan to deal with the contentious issue of honour killings. It has announced that the civil administration would provide shelter and security to people marrying outside their caste. The state government has issued an advertisement in the newspapers to this effect. “As per the orders issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the government has taken the decision to provide security and shelter to these couples. For this purpose, government rest houses and Red Cross Bhawans in each district will be used. We have made a list of these places. Youth hostels and Private hotels will also be used for this wherever needed,” Punjab Home Secretary, AR Talwar told reporters. Interestingly, the name of one gurdwara in Hoshiarpur district is also included in this list. In areas where there is no government building that can be used for this purpose, the government will accommodate these couples in private hotels and bear the whole expense.
Some people believe that the new government policy would undermine the security of these couples. “These couples hide out of their families' fear. By announcing the list of shelters, the government has put their lives in danger,” feels a student leader of Punjab University. Upneet Mangat, a lecturer at Centre for Human Rights and Duties Studies, Punjab University Chandigarh, observes, “The issue of honour killing is a social problem. Government providing shelter and security to these couples is not a permanent solution of this problem.” Ironically, on one side the government census includes caste column that aims at identifying a person through their caste, on the other side the government is going to provide security and shelter to people marrying outside their caste. While some people are happy with the government's move, others feel that inter-caste marriages go against social values and the government should not interfere in these matters.
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