“Anti-conversion law should be enacted…” says Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj
CM Chouhan said, "A stringent law should be enacted to stop the vicious cycle of religious conversion because religious conversion cases are still running in any guise."
CM Chouhan said, "A stringent law should be enacted to stop the vicious cycle of religious conversion because religious conversion cases are still running in any guise."
The accused Naushad, and his father Islam, have been booked on the complaint lodged by the minor girl's father, who works in Gujarat and returned home last week.
Since some unfortunate incidents came to the fore in the recent past, it is important that both Muslims and Sikhs maintain communal harmony and brotherhood.
The MP ‘Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020’ proposes a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh and jail of up to 10 years to anyone who forcefully or by misrepresentation through marriage abets the religious conversion of a woman, minor or person of Scheduled Caste or Tribe.
The new law mandates a jail term of one to five years for the accused with Rs 15,000 penalty, if convicted for carrying out forceful conversions for marriage.
The Maharashtra government on Friday told the legislative assembly here that it would initiate a debate on the necessity of an…
