BJP will act against 'love jihad', cow smuggling if voted to power in Chhattisgarh: Yogi Adityanath
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP will act against 'love jihad', cow smuggling if voted to power in Chhattisgarh: Yogi Adityanath

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said action will be taken against those spreading chaos in the name of "love jihad" and cow smuggling in Chhattisgarh, if the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power in the state. Addressing a rally in Kawardha assembly seat of poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Saturday, CM Adityanath termed the Congress as a "problem for the country, society and public". Referring to the victory of the Congress in the 2018 polls in Chhattisgarh as a "mistake", he claimed Ram Navami processions were banned, while a worker opposing "love jihad" was brutally murdered. Accusing the Bhupesh Baghel government of corruption, Adityanath said Chhattisgarh was formed under the leadership of then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and 15 years of BJP rule under Raman Singh had led the state to reach new heights of development.

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Karnataka Nurse's Murder Triggers Communal Tensions As Bommai Alleges ‘Love Jihad’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka Nurse's Murder Triggers Communal Tensions As Bommai Alleges ‘Love Jihad’

ABP News  

Haveri : A nurse’s death has sparked communal tensions in Karnataka after the postmortem confirmed it a murder, leading to the arrest of a man. BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai termed it a case of ‘love jihad’ alleging that such incidents have risen since the Congress government took office. In a statement, BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai condemned the killing of Swathi …

Athawale opposes Maharashtra govt's 'love jihad' law plan, says PM considers all as equal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Athawale opposes Maharashtra govt's 'love jihad' law plan, says PM considers all as equal

The Hindu  

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday opposed the Maharashtra government's move to draft a law to stop "love jihad". The Maharashtra government has issued a Government Resolution stating that a committee headed by the director general of police will suggest steps to tackle complaints of "love jihad" and forced conversions. Speaking reporters in Nagpur earlier in the day, Chief Minister …

Fadnavis Says ‘Love Jihad’ Is Reality, Defends Plans to Enact Law Against It
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fadnavis Says ‘Love Jihad’ Is Reality, Defends Plans to Enact Law Against It

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said there was nothing wrong with interfaith marriages, but steps are needed to be taken against matrimonial alliances through fraud and false identity. Justifying his government’s plans to enact a law against “love jihad”, Mr Fadnavis said that such cases were a very serious issue and action must be taken by the …

Maharashtra forms panel to study law against forced conversions, love jihad
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra forms panel to study law against forced conversions, love jihad

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government has set up a seven-member committee headed by the state director general of police to study the legal aspects for a new law against forced conversions and cases of 'love jihad".The committee includes secretaries of the women and child welfare, minority affairs, law and judiciary, social justice and special assistance departments, and deputy secretaries of the …

Maharashtra to soon get a law on Love Jihad
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra to soon get a law on Love Jihad

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has formed a seven-member committee to examine the legal framework for a potential law against forced religious conversions and cases of “love jihad”. According to a Government Resolution, the committee will study the prevailing situation in the state and suggest steps to tackle the complaints of “love jihad” and forced conversions. BJP leader and state minister …

Law against 'love jihad' in Maharashtra soon? 7-member committee formed
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Law against 'love jihad' in Maharashtra soon? 7-member committee formed

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has formed a seven-member committee to examine the legal framework for a potential law against forced religious conversions and cases of "love jihad". According to a Government Resolution issued late on Friday, the committee will suggest measures to tackle complaints related to forced conversions and "love jihad". The issue of love jihad, alleged cases of Muslim men …

Maharashtra forms seven-member panel to look into ‘forced conversions’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra forms seven-member panel to look into ‘forced conversions’

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government on Friday constituted a committee headed by the Director General of Police to look into ‘love jihad’ complaints. Its mandate is to “study the existing situation in Maharashtra and recommend remedial measures on complaints received regarding Love Jihad and fraudulent or forced conversions, examine legal aspects, and study existing laws in other States and make recommendations as …

Telangana BJP MP Appeals Christians' Support Against Love Jihad, Tears Bangladesh Flag During Goa Event
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana BJP MP Appeals Christians' Support Against Love Jihad, Tears Bangladesh Flag During Goa Event

ABP News  

Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh gave controversial remarks on Sunday appealing to Christians to join hands with Hindus for the united fight against "love jihad" which is affecting both religions. Addressing a Bajrand Dal rally at Curchorem in south Goa, the BJP legislator said India won't have a Hindu prime minister in the next 20 to 30 years if …

Won't allow 'vote jihad' in Maharashtra polls: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Won't allow 'vote jihad' in Maharashtra polls: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane

New Indian Express  

KANKAVLI: Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane has said he will ensure "vote jihad" does not happen in the upcoming state assembly polls and maintained he was not afraid of the multiple FIRs about hate speeches registered against him. The BJP leader claimed "vote jihad" happened during the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year. "We will ensure this vote jihad …

Love Jihad: 4 Cases of Rape, Threats and Assault in India
5 months, 1 week ago

Love Jihad: 4 Cases of Rape, Threats and Assault in India

Op India  

A disturbing pattern of love jihad cases has emerged in India, with multiple incidents reported across different states. These cases highlight the dangers faced by non-Muslim girls and women, particularly from the Hindu community, who are targeted and exploited by Muslim men. The perpetrators employ various deceptive tactics, including social media manipulation, false identities, and threats, to gain the victims' …

‘Love Jihad’ being waged by certain community, poses major threat to nation’s unity: U.P. court judge
5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Love Jihad’ being waged by certain community, poses major threat to nation’s unity: U.P. court judge

The Hindu  

The objective of “love jihad” is to establish dominance by certain anti-social elements of a particular religion against India through demographic warfare and international conspiracy, a local court here has observed. Additional District Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar said Hindu girls are being lured into “love” for the sake of illegal conversions and create conditions similar to those in Pakistan and …

Assam BJP promises law against 'land jihad': ‘No Hindu-Muslim deal without…’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam BJP promises law against 'land jihad': ‘No Hindu-Muslim deal without…’

Hindustan Times  

The Assam government is planning to enact a law against “land jihad”, said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sarma said Hindus and Muslims buying each other's land in the state will have to secure the permission of the government. Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government is also mulling legislation against the so-called …

BJP to push hardline Hindutva agenda ahead of Maharashtra polls
7 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP to push hardline Hindutva agenda ahead of Maharashtra polls

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After a poor showing in the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party has seemingly adopted a hardline Hindutva agenda ahead of the assembly elections. With about two months to go before the assembly polls in October, BJP leaders have also been vocal about conspiracies like “land jihad”, “love jihad”, and waqf land-related cases. This happened in …

Love Jihad in UP: Muslim youth marries Hindu girl under false pretences; converts her and feeds her beef
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Love Jihad in UP: Muslim youth marries Hindu girl under false pretences; converts her and feeds her beef

Op India  

A shocking case of love jihad has come to light in Uttar Pradesh where a young Muslim man first trapped a Hindu girl from Bihar into love jihad by lying about his identity, started a romantic relationship with her and then brought her to Bareilly’s Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat. The matter pertains to Sunni Nagar of the Baheri police station area. When …

These news channels have been warned over ‘love jihad’ shows
1 year ago

These news channels have been warned over ‘love jihad’ shows

Live Mint  

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has taken action against several news channels for their shows. TimesNow Navbharat and News18 India faced fines for their segments on "love jihad". The term "love jihad" must be used with "great introspection as religious stereotyping amounts to violation of the Code of Ethics and can corrode the secular fabric of the country", …

The love story as resistance
1 year, 1 month ago

The love story as resistance

Live Mint  

Love is so hazardous and so political in the India of today that the prospect of a male lion named ‘Akbar’ being mated with a lioness called ‘Sita’ is enough to cause a meltdown. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance effectively polices inter-religious marriages — a prime example of the State boldly entering the realm of conspiracy …

No place for Love Jihad in 'Devbhoomi' Uttarakhand, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in 'Aap Ki Adalat'
1 year, 1 month ago

No place for Love Jihad in 'Devbhoomi' Uttarakhand, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in 'Aap Ki Adalat'

India TV News  

No place for Love Jihad in 'Devbhoomi' Uttarakhand, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in 'Aap Ki Adalat' The Uttarakhand Assembly on February 7 passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, which may serve as a template for other BJP-run states to enact similar legislation. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that his BJP government is firmly acting 'love jihad' and …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

The Hindu  

January 12, 2024 09:01 am | Updated January 18, 2024 01:06 pm IST Three journalists, Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma, put their heads together to address widely floated conspiracy theories such as love jihad, forced conversions and population jihad in their new book, Love Jihad and Other Fictions. There was a certain frustration in the way it was …

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

The Hindu  

Three journalists, Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma, put their heads together to address widely floated conspiracy theories such as love jihad, forced conversions and population jihad in their new book, Love Jihad and Other Fictions. There was a certain frustration in the way it was getting approached, a kind of ‘he said, she said approach,’ specially true for …

Want peaceful co-existence between Hindus & Muslims, but love jihad…: Himanta
1 year, 8 months ago

Want peaceful co-existence between Hindus & Muslims, but love jihad…: Himanta

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been vocal against 'love jihad', said on Saturday said it must be stopped as it creates tension in society. Sarma, who was speaking to reporters at Bongaigaon after a two-day convention of police superintendents of the state, said he wants peaceful co-existence among Hindus and Muslims in the state but "Issues like …

Their homes were marked with black X signs. Now Muslims in India are leaving Himalayan towns in fear for their lives
1 year, 9 months ago

Their homes were marked with black X signs. Now Muslims in India are leaving Himalayan towns in fear for their lives

The Independent  

When angry marchers filed past their Himalayan home, Naaz and her husband Irfan* were among the Muslims cowering in a back room, braced for violence. Several right-wing groups, including the prominent Hindu organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad, labelled the abduction a case of “love jihad” – a right-wing, Islamophobic conspiracy theory that claims Muslim fundamentalists are plotting to convert Hindu and …

Some Muslim Families Are Fleeing Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. What Led To This?
1 year, 9 months ago

Some Muslim Families Are Fleeing Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. What Led To This?

The Quint  

On 26 May, two men, Jitendra Saini and Ubaid Khan, were caught with a minor girl in Uttarkashi’s Purola town, allegedly trying to kidnap her. The girl was sent back home and the two men were arrested by the police and charged under IPC sections 363 366A as well as under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Even …

Background checks will curb ‘love jihad’, says Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
1 year, 9 months ago

Background checks will curb ‘love jihad’, says Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

The Hindu  

With tension brewing in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi town after a minor girl attempted to elope with a boy from the minority community, the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that to check the rising cases of “love jihad”, the government will launch background checks for people who recently moved to Uttarakhand. ‘Devbhoomi Raksha Abhiyan’, a right-wing group, has allegedly …

'Vacate shops' posters in Uttarakhand market after 'love jihad' allegations by Hindu outfit
1 year, 9 months ago

'Vacate shops' posters in Uttarakhand market after 'love jihad' allegations by Hindu outfit

India Today  

Amid the ongoing protests in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district over a minor's abduction attempt, unidentified people on Monday night put up posters on the shutters of several shops in Purola, asking owners to vacate their shops by June 15, or face consequences. WHAT HAPPENED IN UTTARKASHI On Saturday, a Hindu outfit organised protests in several towns of Uttarkashi district to protest …

OPINION | HOW TO PREVENT ‘LOVE JIHAD’
1 year, 10 months ago

OPINION | HOW TO PREVENT ‘LOVE JIHAD’

India TV News  

LOVE JIHAD : Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s youth outfit Bajrang Dal has announced that it would set up “Anti-Romeo Force” to protect Hindu daughters if police fails to stop incidents of ‘love jihad’. After a jilted Muslim lover Sahil stabbed a Hindu girl Sakshi to death, it was found that he was wearing ‘kalaava’ and a ‘rudraksh mala’ to fool the …

'Love jihad has now rocked Delhi' BJP slams AAP for 'trying to portray' Shahabad Dairy murder as 'ordinary'
1 year, 10 months ago

'Love jihad has now rocked Delhi' BJP slams AAP for 'trying to portray' Shahabad Dairy murder as 'ordinary'

India TV News  

Shahbad Dairy Murder: A gruesome stabbing of a minor girl in the Shahbad Dairy area of northwest Delhi has left everyone dumbstruck and sent shock waves through the community. BJP's reaction Taking note of the case, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the case should be tried in a fast-track court. "The brutal murder of a Hindu girl by youth …

Small communal fires across state stoke larger concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

Small communal fires across state stoke larger concerns

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The devastated family of Vilas Gaikwad, 41, killed this Saturday in a riot at Akola, is still clueless about why he was targeted by the mob. Apart from Saturday’s Akola riot, there have been three incidents of communal clashes in the state in the last three months alone: A Ram Navmi procession on March 30th resulted in clashes in …

The Kerala Story declared tax-free in MP; CM Shivraj Chouhan says film exposes 'Love Jihad'
1 year, 10 months ago

The Kerala Story declared tax-free in MP; CM Shivraj Chouhan says film exposes 'Love Jihad'

India TV News  

The Kerala Story declared tax-free in MP; CM Shivraj Chouhan says film exposes 'Love Jihad' The Kerala Story: Adah Sharma's film is now declared tax free in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Hindu organisations had demanded CM Chouhan to make The Kerala Story tax-free in the aforementioned stated. The film highlights 'Love Jihad' propaganda, where Muslim men …

If BJP Leaders' Daughters Marry Muslims They Call it Love, But When Others Do So It's 'Jihad': Chhattisgarh CM
1 year, 11 months ago

If BJP Leaders' Daughters Marry Muslims They Call it Love, But When Others Do So It's 'Jihad': Chhattisgarh CM

News 18  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in double standards, saying that when the daughters of BJP leaders get married to Muslims, they call it love, but if anybody else does so then it’s dubbed as “jihad”. Talking to reporters in Bilaspur town of the state, he also accused the saffron party of …

BJP MLC Demands Law Against ‘Love Jihad’ in Maharashtra, Fadnavis Says Govt Mulling Legal Solution
2 years ago

BJP MLC Demands Law Against ‘Love Jihad’ in Maharashtra, Fadnavis Says Govt Mulling Legal Solution

News 18  

Worried about alleged forced religious conversions in rural Maharashtra, BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar has demanded an anti-conversion law in the Legislative Council. Speaking in the Legislative Council, Padalkar said that for the past few months, the Hindu Garjana group has been organising protests across the state against so-called ‘love jihad’, and alleged cow slaughter. In response, deputy chief minister Fadnavis …

Why Hindu outfits are raking up 'love jihad, land jihad' in Maharashtra
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Hindu outfits are raking up 'love jihad, land jihad' in Maharashtra

India Today  

Upping the ante on alleged cases of ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’, Hindu right wing groups have launched a stir demanding laws to stop such practices in Maharashtra. On January 29, these groups organised a protest march in Mumbai, which also included leaders and activists of political parties like the BJP and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and organisations like the Vishva …

Love Jihad: Azhar became Rahul to marry a Hindu woman
2 years, 1 month ago

Love Jihad: Azhar became Rahul to marry a Hindu woman

Op India  

In Haridwar, Uttarakhand, a latest instance of love jihad has come to light. Azhar lured her into his love trap According to the Senior Superintendent of Police, SSP Ajay Singh, the woman who is a resident of Shivapuram Rajagarden area made a complaint, that the accused Azhar Ahmed, son of Zafar, of Mohalla Nabab Tehsil Road Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, has …

Love Jihad: Karnataka BJP leader\'s statement kicks up controversy
2 years, 2 months ago

Love Jihad: Karnataka BJP leader\'s statement kicks up controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The recent statement about Love Jihad by BJP Karnataka state president Nalin Kumar Kateel has raked up fresh controversy in the state. The viral video shows Nalin asking the party workers not to take up small issues like roads, gutters, and drains but bring BJP to power to fight against Love Jihad. Nalin also spoke about the strict measures …

As 2022 comes to a close here is a list of 153 cases of Love Jihad that OpIndia reported in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

As 2022 comes to a close here is a list of 153 cases of Love Jihad that OpIndia reported in 2022

Op India  

Much has been spoken and written about the menace of Love Jihad that has rapidly been spreading its tentacles across many parts of the country, where vulnerable Hindu women are being targeted by Muslim men, enticed and misled, forcibly converted to Islam, tortured, raped, and then either killed or abandoned. Madhya Pradesh Love Jihad On June 22, OpIndia reported another …

Police Should Probe Tunisha Sharma Suicide Case From 'Love Jihad' Angle: Maharashtra BJP MLA
2 years, 3 months ago

Police Should Probe Tunisha Sharma Suicide Case From 'Love Jihad' Angle: Maharashtra BJP MLA

ABP News  

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janta Party MLA from Maharashtra Atul Bhatkhalkar on Wednesday demanded that a probe be conducted from "love jihad" angle into the case of actor Tunisha Sharma's death, in which her co-star Sheezan Khan has been arrested. The demand comes days after Maharashtra minister and Bharatiya Janta Party leader Girish Mahajan alleged the death of Sharma was a …

Maharashtra is planning law to curb ‘love jihad’: Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra is planning law to curb ‘love jihad’: Minister

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan has alleged that the death of television actress Tunisha Sharma is a matter of ‘love jihad’ and the State is planning to bring a strict law to curb such incidents. To study laws ‘Love jihad’ is a term often used by right-wing activists to allege a ploy by Muslim men to lure Hindu …

Onus of Proving Innocence on Convert's Partner, Haryana Notifies Rules to Implement 'Love Jihad' Law
2 years, 3 months ago

Onus of Proving Innocence on Convert's Partner, Haryana Notifies Rules to Implement 'Love Jihad' Law

News 18  

A Haryana resident opting for religious conversion will have to bring his/her partner to prove that the conversion was not “forced or done under threat or undue influence”. According to the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Rules, 2022, “the burden of proving innocence that the conversion was not affected through misrepresentation, use of force, under threat, undue influence, …

‘No love, only jihad’: Shivraj Singh Chouhan says those who can't buy land marry tribal girls
2 years, 3 months ago

‘No love, only jihad’: Shivraj Singh Chouhan says those who can't buy land marry tribal girls

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said people from other religious beliefs try to marry tribal girls if they cannot buy tribal land, referring to 'Love Jihad, news agency ANI reported. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a public event in Indore on Sunday. “Some people from other religions, if they can't buy tribal land, they marry …

Pro-Hindu groups demand separate law against Love Jihad in Karnataka
2 years, 4 months ago

Pro-Hindu groups demand separate law against Love Jihad in Karnataka

India Today  

Pro-Hindu organisations have demanded a separate law against Love Jihad in the state of Karnataka. Meanwhile, posters by pro-Hindu organisations have emerged in Puttur city stating the need for a law against Love Jihad in the state. The poster also says that Love Jihad was the reason behind Aftab murdering Shraddha and chopping her into 35 pieces. “To save such …

MCD polls: Assam CM raises Mehrauli killing issue, demands law against 'Love Jihad'
2 years, 4 months ago

MCD polls: Assam CM raises Mehrauli killing issue, demands law against 'Love Jihad'

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday demanded a stringent law against "Love Jihad" as he raised the issue of the gruesome Mehrauli killing while campaigning for the municipal polls in northeast Delhi which was struck by communal riots in 2020. "Love Jihad" is a term often used by the BJP and Hindu right-wing leaders to refer to illegal …

Assam CM Himanta Raises Mehrauli Killing Issue, Demands Law Against 'Love Jihad'
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Raises Mehrauli Killing Issue, Demands Law Against 'Love Jihad'

ABP News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday demanded a stringent law against "Love Jihad" as he raised the issue of the gruesome Mehrauli killing while campaigning for the municipal polls in northeast Delhi which was struck by communal riots in 2020. "Love Jihad" is a term often used by the BJP and Hindu right-wing leaders to refer to illegal …

Assam CM Himanta demands law against 'Love Jihad'; appeals to shun 'anti-Hindu, corrupt leaders'
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam CM Himanta demands law against 'Love Jihad'; appeals to shun 'anti-Hindu, corrupt leaders'

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday demanded a stringent law against "Love Jihad" as he raised the issue of the gruesome Mehrauli killing while campaigning for the municipal polls in northeast Delhi which was struck by communal riots in 2020. "Love Jihad" is a term often used by the BJP and Hindu right-wing leaders to refer to illegal …

How a ‘love jihad’ case was manufactured in India’s Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 8 months ago

How a ‘love jihad’ case was manufactured in India’s Uttar Pradesh

Al Jazeera  

The story of a woman who was an alleged ‘complainant’ against her Muslim partner that led to his imprisonment for months. “It was a case of love; they turned it into something called ‘love jihad’,” Kaur told Al Jazeera as she locked the doors of the small house she shared with her parents. by Amandeep Kaur, 24 When asked about …

Kerala HC declines 'love jihad' plea after Christian woman marries Muslim man
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala HC declines 'love jihad' plea after Christian woman marries Muslim man

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to interfere in the marriage of a Christian woman to a Muslim man, observing 'she has taken a decision. The appeal against the marriage - alleged as a case of 'love jihad' - was filed by the woman's father, who told the court his daughter had been illegally detained and filed a habeas …

Kerala HC declines to interfere with interfaith relationship
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala HC declines to interfere with interfaith relationship

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to interfere with the decision of a Christian woman to marry a Muslim DYFI leader, a decision which stirred up a political storm in the state after her relatives alleged "love jihad", as she categorically told the court that she has not been illegally detained and she was not interested in speaking …

'Love kesari': Karnataka right-wing's counter to 'love jihad', case filed
2 years, 11 months ago

'Love kesari': Karnataka right-wing's counter to 'love jihad', case filed

India Today  

The leader of a right-wing group in Karnataka’s Raichur district courted controversy as he asked youngsters to engage in “love kesari” to counter “love jihad”. You have to do it,” Sri Ram Sene leader Rajachandra Ramanagowda told the gathering on Sunday. Love jihad is a concept propounded by Hindu right-wing groups that suggests that Muslim men target Hindu women to …

Uttarakhand polls: ‘Love Jihad’ crackdown, Char Dham expansion in BJP manifesto
3 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand polls: ‘Love Jihad’ crackdown, Char Dham expansion in BJP manifesto

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday unveiled its manifesto for the Uttarakhand Assembly polls. The saffron party's ‘Drishti Patra’ was released by union minister Nitin Gadkari in Dehradun, news agency ANI reported. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari along with Union Minister & BJP's Uttarakhand election in-charge Pralhad Joshi, former union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, MP Tirath Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand BJP President Madan …

Heartbreak, wasted policing, injustice: ‘Love jihad’ law fuels hate
3 years, 2 months ago

Heartbreak, wasted policing, injustice: ‘Love jihad’ law fuels hate

Hindustan Times  

They met in Bhopal in April 2019. 56 cases have been registered as love jihad against people after elopement, rape, marriage and using fake identity with an intention of conversion,” said Rajesh Rajora, additional chief secretary at the state’s home department. “In most cases of a love affair, the woman hides this from her family so there is a dearth …

Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge
3 years, 3 months ago

Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups say violence against interfaith couples has increased in recent years, perpetrated by hardline Hindu groups. ‘Love jihad’ While interfaith unions between Hindus and Muslims are rare in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party and other Hindu nationalists have decried what they call “love jihad”. First, they came from Kumbhar’s family, then from members of the …

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