UP Governor Okays Invoice Towards Pressured Conversions Amid “Love Jihad” Row
Love Jihad: Anandiben Patel gave assent to an ordinance towards forcible non secular conversions
Lucknow:
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday gave assent to an ordinance towards forcible or “cheating” non secular conversions, an authentic mentioned.
The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Ordinance, 2020 has been issued with the approval of the Governor, the authentic mentioned.
The state cupboard presided over through Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath had previous this week licensed the draft ordinance to curb forcible or “cheating” non secular conversions together with the ones for the sake of marriage, which might land violators in prison for as much as 10 years.
In keeping with it, a wedding can be declared “null and void” if the conversion of a lady is just for that objective, and the ones wishing to switch their faith after marriage wish to practice to the district Justice of the Peace.
In contemporary weeks, BJP-run states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh have printed plans to enact rules to counter alleged makes an attempt to transform Hindu girls to Islam within the guise of marriage, which party leaders continuously check with as ‘love jihad’.
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