Baghpat Khap Bans Boys' Smartphones, Half Pants; Targets Lavish Weddings

• Baghpat Khap Panchayat bans smartphones for boys under 18 and half pants for boys going out.
• The Panchayat also criticized extravagant wedding spending and objected to marriage halls.
• Weddings are advised to be held in villages/homes, with WhatsApp invitations for cost/time saving.
• This time, the focus of the decisions is on boys, not just girls, for social decorum.
• Khap leaders aim to implement these rules across Uttar Pradesh, inspired by Rajasthan.

Why It Matters: Baghpat Khap Panchayat imposes strict social reforms on boys and weddings for cultural preservation.