Congress MP Naveen Jindal was in the news recently for his controversial views on honour killings. He clarifies his stance in this exclusive interview with MiD DAY

Politician, industrialist, national level sportsperson - Naveen Jindal wears many hats. The 40-year-old Congress

All smiles: Congress MP from Kurukshetra Naveen Jindal.

MP from Kurukshetra is always opinionated, passionate about the tricolour and is now working for population stabilisation as his next mission. Here's the young steel tycoon unplugged.

Despite being a youth icon and a progressive leader, why have you been soft on khap panchayats?
Khaps are also an important part of civil society. We are ready to talk to left-wing extremists and also to separatists in Kashmir; those are banned organisation. Khaps are a legal entity. I support their good work and not any of the illegal or unethical views if any. I have tried to motivate them to work to remove social evils like dowry and female foeticide.