‘Change started that day’: Headed by woman sarpanch, village in Haryana’s Bhiwani says no to ghoonghat
Kavita Devi, 31, the sarpanch of Dhani Beeran village in Haryana’s Bhiwani, attended a public meeting organised by the district administration Friday night without her traditional ‘ghoonghat’. With this, all villagers present at the night halt programme resolved to end the age-old practice in which women wore veils that covered their faces partially or even fully.
The night halt programme was held as per Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s direction to deputy commissioners and superintendents of police earlier this year to spend a night every month in a village in their jurisdiction. During this meeting, they are to hold discussions with villagers about the issues they face.
Friday’s meeting in Dhani Beeran village under Tosham sub-division was led by Mahavir Kaushik, Deputy Commissioner, B...