A village 'jaat panchayat' here has allegedly forced a woman, who married a man from another caste, to give a written submission that she would not avail government benefits meant for the Scheduled Tribes (STs), prompting the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) to seek action against the village sarpanch.
The Rayambe village sarpanch has misused his rights, a local VBA leader claimed, and demanded registration of a case against the 'jaat panchayat' (group of caste leaders) here in Maharashtra.
The woman, hailing from Walvihir village in Igatpuri taluka of Nashik, recently got married to a man from another caste, sources said.
