The Bill was tabled in the state Assembly by Legislative Affairs Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja.
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Assembly has passed a Bill to amend the Dharma Swatantrya (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 which aims to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as `Love Jihad`, on the concluding day of the ongoing Budget session on Thursday.
However, the opposition Congress questioned its intentions and dubbed the bill as a tool to attain political mileage and create a religious divide.
Tabled by the ruling BJP, the amendment seeks to prohibit and punish religious conversion promising a better lifestyle, divine blessings and impersonation on the pretext of marriage. The Bill was tabled in the state
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Gandhinagar– The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the ‘Dharma Swatantrya’ (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 which aims to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as ‘Love Jihad’, on the concluding day of the Budget session.
However, the opposition Congress questioned its intentions and dubbed the bill as a tool to attain political mileage and create religious divide.
Tabled by the ruling BJP, the amendment seeks to prohibit and punish religious conversion promising better lifestyle, divine blessings and impersonation on the pretext of marriage.
The Bill was tabled in the state Assembly by Legislative Affairs Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja.
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Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to amend the Dharma Swatantriya (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003, on the day of the conclusion of the ongoing budget session aimed at countering religious conversions by force, called ‘Love Jihad’ is referred to as.
However, the opposition Congress questioned its intentions and termed the Bill as a tool to gain political mileage and create religious divisions.
Enabled by the ruling BJP, the amendment seeks to prohibit and punish religious conversion promoting better lifestyle, divine blessings and conversion on the pretext of marriage.
The bill was introduced in the state assembly by legislative affairs minister Pradeep Singh Jadeja.