It must be seen in the light of women empowerment in Gujarat, l controversial news from Gujarat, that a village of Gujarat bans mobile phones for unmarried women, though gujarat based Prime Minister Narendra Modi passionately promoting his Digital India drive across the world.

In a Khap panchayat-like diktat, Suraj village near Ahmedabad decided to fine women Rs 2,100 for possessing or using a mobile phone. Not only that, they also declared that the informer will get Rs 200 as reward.
Suraj village sarpnach Devshi Vankar said "Why do girls need cell phone? Internet is a waste of time and money for a middle-class community like us.
Girls should better utilise their time for study and other works,"The only exception to the rule is if someone wants to talk to a girl, her parents can pass on their phones for conversation. Vankar also announced that the "entire population of 2,500", including various castes, "welcomed the decision".
Suraj village compulsory the ban on February 12 but it may spread to other parts of north Gujarat as the politically influential Thakor community initiated a drive to extend the restriction, with support of other OBC communities such as the Vankar and Rabari.The inspiration of the mobile phone ban for women can be traced to an alcohol de-addiction drive by the Thakors that mainly aimed at men. As the drive progressed, the people came out with rules and regulations for women's lifestyle.
The Community leaders felt that just like liquor, the use of cell phones by unmarried women created a nuisance in society.
In January, Ludar in Banaskantha district was the first village to put into practice such a ban.
The community vowed to intensify the drive against alcohol de-addiction as well as cell phones by making resolutions during meetings being organized in rural parts of the state's northern belt.'Raikarnji Thakor, a community leader from north Gujarat said that "Alcohol consumption by men and cell phone use by women create a lot of disturbance in society.
Young girls get misguided. It can break families and ruin relationship,""It (the ban) is the villagers' idea only," he added.

In a Khap panchayat-like diktat, Suraj village near Ahmedabad decided to fine women Rs 2,100 for possessing or using a mobile phone. Not only that, they also declared that the informer will get Rs 200 as reward.
Suraj village sarpnach Devshi Vankar said "Why do girls need cell phone? Internet is a waste of time and money for a middle-class community like us.
Girls should better utilise their time for study and other works,"The only exception to the rule is if someone wants to talk to a girl, her parents can pass on their phones for conversation. Vankar also announced that the "entire population of 2,500", including various castes, "welcomed the decision".
Suraj village compulsory the ban on February 12 but it may spread to other parts of north Gujarat as the politically influential Thakor community initiated a drive to extend the restriction, with support of other OBC communities such as the Vankar and Rabari.The inspiration of the mobile phone ban for women can be traced to an alcohol de-addiction drive by the Thakors that mainly aimed at men. As the drive progressed, the people came out with rules and regulations for women's lifestyle.
The Community leaders felt that just like liquor, the use of cell phones by unmarried women created a nuisance in society.
In January, Ludar in Banaskantha district was the first village to put into practice such a ban.
The community vowed to intensify the drive against alcohol de-addiction as well as cell phones by making resolutions during meetings being organized in rural parts of the state's northern belt.'Raikarnji Thakor, a community leader from north Gujarat said that "Alcohol consumption by men and cell phone use by women create a lot of disturbance in society.
Young girls get misguided. It can break families and ruin relationship,""It (the ban) is the villagers' idea only," he added.
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