anti-conversion law Current Affairs, GK & News

Haryana Anti-conversion Bill

February 9, 2022

The bill is being brought in the state of Haryana to prevent unlawful religious conversions. Haryana is a BJP ruled state. The other BJP ruled states that brought in the bill were UP, HP, MP and Karnataka. Need for the bill Several “Love Jihad” incidents were reported in the state. Love Jihad is a term ..

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Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021

December 24, 2021

On December 23, 2021, “Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021” was passed in the Assembly. The bill is popularly known as anti-conversion bill. Key Points The bill is being opposed, tagging it as “anti-people”, “inhuman”, “unconstitutional”, “anti poor” and “draconian”. Bill was passed by a voice vote. Background According to Law ..

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Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill Introduced in MP Assembly

March 2, 2021

The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has introduced the “Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021” in the assembly. This bill has replaced the ordinance that the government had brought to check the religious conversions through any fraudulent means. Highlights The new bill has replaced the ordinance which the government cleared in December 2020 and ..

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Himachal Pradesh anti-conversion law: Key Facts

November 9, 2020

The recent murder in Faridabad’s Ballabhgarh has again ignited discussions over the forced religious conversions.  In the last few years, it is a topic of major debate that girls of a particular community are forced to convert their religion and there is a need to curb it. After the murder of a girl in broad ..

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