In a recent order, the Allahabad High Court has observed that Section 3(1) of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 prohibits live-in relationships like a matrimonial bond.
The Allahabad High Court has held that no sanctity could be attached to an interfaith/inter-religious marriage which has been performed without the compliance of Sections 8 and 9 of the UP Prohibition.
Four people including a 24-year-old woman, her parents and a cleric have been booked for alleged kidnapping and forceful conversion of a minor Dalit boy.
The Allahabad High Court noted that the woman applicant was a "willful and active participant" in all actions faced by her during the four years of her relationship with the accused and got aware about her rights only after the anti-conversion ordinance came into force.
File photo of Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra (centre). | DrNarottamMishra/Twitter
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party government will oppose any love that results in “jihad”, reported
The Indian Express. “Love jihad” is a conspiracy theory espoused by right-wing Hindutva activists, alleging that Hindu women are forcibly converted by Muslims through marriage.
“Any love that leads towards jihad, we will oppose it,” Mishra said while speaking to the media on Monday, according to
The Indian Express. “Any love that offends our sentiments, we will oppose it. Any love who will make our daughters and sisters suffer, we will oppose it.”