LUCKNOW: Hundreds of girls from Dudaherdi village and its adjoining areas in Muzaffarnagar burnt heaps of jeans and tops that they had collected from local girls as a symbol of their resolve not to wear the outfits which are not traditionally Indian and which, they believe, add to the possibilities of girls being subjected to eve-teasing, molestation and rape. The event marked the opening of another all-women panchayat held by Dudaherdi village with participation from Moghpur, Mansoorpur and another half a dozen adjoining villages in the district. Held a day after the mahapanchayat in Aasara village of Baghpat, the all-women gathering in Muzaffarnagar approved the mahapanchayat decisions and outlined the importance of the code of conduct for women . Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Sohanviri , who has been mobilizing support for boycott of jeans and cellphones, by young women and is seen as the brains behind the tirade, once again appealed to the womenfolk to adhere the resolve which was, according to her, in the interest of women of the particular social environment they live in. The gathering expressed surprise over "the manner in which certain sections of the media were virtually determined to see the women dressed shabbily and in western attires for reasons best known to them". Referring to a series of talk shows on news channels about the whole issue, Sunita, a resident of Mansoorpur village who attended the function, said: "We have never ever gone out and told anyone to wear shalwar kurtas. It is their choice and so let them wear what they want to. I am surprised how people have got together to object to the decision that we had taken. How can they? Why can't they mind their own business, like we do ours." Sohanviori, who too had participated in a couple of these shows said: "Jeans and tops are not traditional Indian clothing. There (western countries) they don't wear sarees and shalwar kurtas, but we copy them merely because of this sense of being inferior to them is so deep-rooted in our minds. How can someone's attire define if he or she is from a progressive society or not?" she questioned as the gathering answered her questions with thunderous applause. Last week, a panchyat in Asara village of Baghpat announced some restrictions for women below 40 years which included the use of mobile phones and venturing out alone. While there was an outcry over the announcements, the mahpanchayat of 360 villages endorsed them. Meanwhile, some all-women panchayats from western UP also came out in support of the code of conduct for women and announced that women will burn jeans, tops and other un-Indian outfits.