Overview
- The Thamba Patti Mehar Deshkhap announced the community directives at a Saturday meeting in Baghpat, clarifying they are not government rules.
- Smartphone use by youths is barred, described as applying to minors by multiple reports, though one account cites an 18–20 age window.
- Boys and girls are told not to wear half-pants in public, with guidance for boys to wear kurta-pyjamas and for girls salwar-kurtas.
- Wedding guidelines urge ceremonies at homes or in villages rather than halls, with limited guests, restrained spending and WhatsApp invitations.
- Implementation will rely on village outreach and coordination with other khaps, and RLD MP Rajkumar Sangwan and Congress leader Chaudhary Yashpal Singh voiced support.