PIL On "Mass Conversions" Filed With No Factual Basis, WhatsApp Forwards Relied Upon : Rationalist Group Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

PIL On "Mass Conversions" Filed With No Factual Basis, WhatsApp Forwards Relied Upon : Rationalist Group Tells Supreme Court

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The Kerala Yuktivadi Sangham, which is a part of Kerala Rationalist Movement, a continuation of Sri Narayana Swamy reform movement in Kerala, has filed an intervention application in BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's PIL relating to religious conversions.In the application, the organisation stated that it is deeply concerned about fraternity and brotherhood of all people. The Kerala Yuktivadi Sangham, which is a part of Kerala Rationalist Movement, a continuation of Sri Narayana Swamy reform movement in Kerala, has filed an intervention application in BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's PIL relating to religious conversions. The petitioner was also denied permission to make a representation before the Law Commission on the issue of forced conversion by a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices R Nariman, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy. It is also stated that the petitioner had filed a similar petition in the Delhi High Court in 2020, which was withdrawn on 13.03.2020 after a division bench refused to entertain it.

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