Plea in SC seeks directions to Centre, States to stop forced conversions and black magic
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April 01, 2021 16:17 IST
The PIL suggested the appointment of a Committee to enact a Conversion of Religion Act to check the “abuse of religion”.
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The PIL suggested the appointment of a Committee to enact a Conversion of Religion Act to check the “abuse of religion”.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and States to control black magic, superstition and religious conversion through gifts and monetary benefits.
India News: GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat assembly on Thursday passed a bill proposing amendments to the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003 paving way for more stri.
Gujarat Assembly passes Love Jihad Bill
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Gandhinagar, April 1 : 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.
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.
The Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003 sought to deal with religious conversion through allurement, force or by misrepresentation or by any other fraudulent means. However, the state government felt that there were episodes of religious conversion promising better lifestyle, divine blessings and impersonation.
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