Religious Conversion

Will Oppose Bill On Religious Conversion In UP Assembly: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 28, 2020

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party will oppose the state government's bill on religious conversions in the state assembly.

UP Governor Okays Bill Against Forced Conversions Amid "Love Jihad" Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 28, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday gave assent to an ordinance against forcible or "dishonest" religious conversions, an official said.

Haryana Sets Up 3-Member Drafting Committee To Frame Law On "Love Jihad"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 26, 2020

Haryana's Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said the state government has set up a three-member committee to draft a law against "love jihad", a term used by BJP leaders to describe religious conversions in the guise of marriage.

UP Government's Ordinance Aimed At Protecting Women's Rights: Smriti Irani

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said the Uttar Pradesh government' s draft ordinance to deal with religious conversions solely for marriage was aimed at ensuring protection of women's rights and all irrespective of ideology should support it.

UP Clears Order To Check Forced Conversions Amid "Love Jihad" Row

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Amid furious nationwide debate over "love jihad" - the right-wing conspiracy theory that Muslim men enter into relationships with Hindu women to forcibly convert them - the UP government has passed an ordinance to check forced religious conversions

Take Action Against BJP Leaders First: Urdu Poet On "Love Jihad" Law

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 23, 2020

With the Uttar Pradesh government planning to bring a law against religious conversion due to marriage or "love jihad", Urdu poet Munawwar Rana said the new law should first be used against the leaders of the BJP and their family members who have married outside the community.

Let Nitish Kumar Bring "Love Jihad" Law First, Then We Will Think About It: Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 23, 2020

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut today said let the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government enact a law against religious conversion due to marriage or as some term it "Love Jihad", then the Maharashtra government will study it and think about it.

Appeasement At Root Of Terrorism, Religious Conversion, Says Minister

India News | ANI | Sunday November 22, 2020

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday called for the need to undo the attitude of "appeasement" which he deems as the root cause of terrorism and religious conversion in the country.

UP Home Department Proposes Tough Law Against "Love Jihad": Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 21, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh Home Department has sent a proposal to the state's Law Ministry for a stringent law to deal with the alleged religious conversion of women in the name of marriage, which BJP leaders refer to as "love jihad".

Law Against 'Love Jihad' Soon, 5 Years' Jail, Says Madhya Pradesh Minister

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday November 17, 2020

Weeks after the Karnataka and Haryana governments said they were considering legislation against "love jihad", Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra today said the state government would soon bring in a law to counter the problem.

Madhya Pradesh To Introduce Law Against Religious Conversion For Marriage

India News | ANI | Thursday November 5, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said a new law will be brought in the state against those who conspire to convert people's religion through marriage.

"Your Ram Naam Satya Journey...": Yogi Adityanath's "Love Jihad" Warning

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday October 31, 2020

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today cited an Allahabad High Court order - that said religious conversion for the purpose of marriage is "not acceptable" - to declare that his government would "curb love jihad" and warned against "playing with our sisters' respect"

Conversion For Sake Of Marriage Not Acceptable: Allahabad High Court

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday October 31, 2020

Religious conversion - just for the purpose of marriage - is not acceptable, the Allahabad High Court said referring to an earlier order as it refused to interfere in a petition by a couple, seeking protection three months after their marriage. The woman who filed the petition is a Muslim by birth but had converted to Hinduism a month before her ma...

"Is Being Hindu A Crime?": Nitin Gadkari At Delhi Rally

India News | ANI | Sunday December 22, 2019

Nitin Gadkari said that India is a tolerant country that has no expansionist agenda and has never done religious conversions on the basis of the sword.

Pledge On Conversions For All NGO Staff In New Rules For Foreign Funding

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday September 17, 2019

For NGOs to receive foreign funds, all their employees and officials have to declare to the government that they were not prosecuted or convicted for religious conversions, according to new rules put out by the home ministry.