Propagation without proselytisation: what the law says
10 years, 3 months ago

Propagation without proselytisation: what the law says

The Hindu  

The Fundamental Right to “propagate” one’s religious faith has always trodden on slippery ground. Article 25 of the Constitution says “all persons,” not just Indian citizens, are equally entitled to the freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise and propagate religion freely. Misra advised the Assembly that everybody should have the right to profess and practise their religion as they saw best, but not to “let him try swell his number to demand the spoils of political warfare.” But Pandit Lakshmi Kanta Maitra disagreed that “propagation does not necessarily mean seeking converts by force of arms, by the sword, or by coercion.” He argued the Fundamental Right to propagate may probably work to remove the “misconceptions” in the minds of the people about other co-existing religions in this land of different faiths. He pointed to how this young nation was moulding its Constitution in the background of a “war-torn, war-weary world.” Kamath argued that even as no particular religion should receive State patronage, “we must be very careful to see that in this land of ours, we do not deny anybody the right not only to profess or practise but also to propagate any particular religion.” “This glorious land of ours is nothing if it does not stand for the lofty religious and spiritual concepts and ideals. In reference to the 1954 judgment of Ratilal Panachand Gandhi vs. State of Bombay, the court held that the “freedom of conscience is not meant merely for followers of one particular religion but extends to all.” The Supreme Court, in reference to the Arun Ghosh vs. State of West Bengal verdict of 1950, holds that an attempt to raise communal passions through forcible conversions would be a breach of public order and affect the community at large.

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Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Law 2025: Increasing Restrictions of Religious Freedom in BJP-Ruled States
1 week, 3 days ago

Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Law 2025: Increasing Restrictions of Religious Freedom in BJP-Ruled States

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 23, 2025 16:32 IST - 8 MINS READ On March 8, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shocked everyone by proposing the death penalty for religious conversion, equating it with the rape of minors. Regulating interfaith marriages on the grounds that girls from the majority community are “lured”, tricked, and converted by people from the minority communities …

‘Death penalty’: CM Mohan Yadav says govt to enforce stricter provisions for religious conversion of girls
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Death penalty’: CM Mohan Yadav says govt to enforce stricter provisions for religious conversion of girls

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday announced that his government would introduce the death penalty for religious conversion of girls, similar to the punishment for the rape of minors. Besides this, a provision for capital punishment will also be made in the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act for religious conversion,” said Mohan Yadav. The chief minister later …

What Is Arunachal’s ‘Anti-Conversion Law’? 46-Year-Old Act That Was Never Implemented
4 weeks ago

What Is Arunachal’s ‘Anti-Conversion Law’? 46-Year-Old Act That Was Never Implemented

ABP News  

The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, which had been in cold storage for almost 46 years, is back in the reckoning with the state government trying to draft an anti-conversion law following a Gauhati High Court directive. The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act prohibits religious conversion "by use of force or inducement or by fraudulent means". The Act …

Chhattisgarh Government steps up action against illegal religious conversion
1 month, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh Government steps up action against illegal religious conversion

Op India  

The Chhattisgarh BJP government has stepped up its action against religious conversion being carried out by NGOs using foreign funding. Most of the NGOs have selected tribal areas for work As per the report, 9 out of 19 FCRA-registered institutions in Bastar and 15 out of 18 such institutions in Jashpur are being run by Christian missionaries. Government planning to …

NGOs using foreign funding for religious conversions in Chhattisgarh: CM Vishnu Deo Sai says strict action will be taken against them
1 month, 1 week ago

NGOs using foreign funding for religious conversions in Chhattisgarh: CM Vishnu Deo Sai says strict action will be taken against them

Op India  

Tightening the noose around NGOs involved in conversions, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday said that stringent action will be taken against the NGOs that are using foreign funding for religious conversions. He said that the state government received inputs regarding some NGOs receiving foreign funding in the name of health and education projects and misusing it for …

Not to target any religion, says Pema Khandu on Arunachal anti-conversion law
1 month, 1 week ago

Not to target any religion, says Pema Khandu on Arunachal anti-conversion law

Hindustan Times  

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday responded to concerns around the government drawing up rules to enforce the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, underlining that the rules were not intended to target any religious community but safeguard the indigenous culture and beliefs of the people. Chief minister Pema Khandu emphasised that the formulation of these rules …

Why anti-conversion bill in Rajasthan is being seen as govt toeing BJP line
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why anti-conversion bill in Rajasthan is being seen as govt toeing BJP line

India Today  

The Bhajan Lal Sharma government in Rajasthan has presented an anti-conversion bill in the ongoing budget session of the legislative assembly. The bill, introduced by state health minister Gajendra Singh Khimswar, provides for up to 10 years’ imprisonment for those forcing anyone to convert or conducting mass conversions. While the Left parties consider tribal people as having an independent religion, …

What are Anti-Conversion Laws? All you need to know
1 month, 4 weeks ago

What are Anti-Conversion Laws? All you need to know

India Today  

Legislation at the state level called 'Freedom of Religion Acts' or 'anti-conversion laws' were enacted in India for the purpose of monitoring religious conversions. Anti-conversion laws are legal restrictions placed to stop people from changing religions. These laws are contended to violate a person’s right to change or practice religion as guaranteed and protected in international human rights laws. Temples …

Anti-conversion bill tabled during budget session in Rajasthan: All you need to know about the bill
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Anti-conversion bill tabled during budget session in Rajasthan: All you need to know about the bill

Op India  

On Monday, 3rd February, the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led Rajasthan Government tabled the ‘Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill 2025’ during the budget session in the state assembly. As per the bill, any person who is found guilty of practising forceful religious conversion shall be punished with a jail term of 2 to 10 years. Vishnoi says, "… This …

Arunachal to frame rules to implement the Act to curbs religious conversion
3 months ago

Arunachal to frame rules to implement the Act to curbs religious conversion

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In a significant development Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has announced that his government was framing rules to implement the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, which would prohibit religious conversion by use of force or inducement or by fraudulent means. Mr Khandu made this announcement recently in a programme organised by the Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society …

Arunachal to implement freedom of religion law, dormant for 46 years: Khandu
3 months ago

Arunachal to implement freedom of religion law, dormant for 46 years: Khandu

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said that the state will soon frame rules and implement the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, which was dormant until now. Union minister of tribal affairs Jual Oram with Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu at the silver jubilee celebration of IFSCAP, in Itanagar The announcement was made at the silver …

‘UP’s anti-conversion law aims to uphold spirit of secularism': Allahabad HC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘UP’s anti-conversion law aims to uphold spirit of secularism': Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh's stringent anti-conversion law aims to 'uphold the spirit of secularism,' a single-judge bench of the Allahabad high court observed on Tuesday, as it rejected the bail plea of a man booked for allegedly forcing a girl to convert to Islam. In his bail plea, Azeem, the accused, claimed having been ‘falsely implicated.’ He also asserted that the girl …

New UP conversion law reinforces curtailment of citizens’ rights
7 months, 3 weeks ago

New UP conversion law reinforces curtailment of citizens’ rights

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh, no stranger to draconian state action against the citizenry, just got a harsher upgrade on a law that was already skating on the thin ice of unconstitutionality. Article 25 in Part III of the Constitution, which delineates ‘Fundamental Rights’, provides that ‘… all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice …

How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained
8 months ago

How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained

India TV News  

The Anti-Conversion Bill is a legislative measure aimed at regulating religious conversions. List of states that implemented the anti-conversion law Uttar Pradesh Odisha Madhya Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Uttarakhand UTTAR PRADESH Last month on July 30, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a bill to amend the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act-2021, making the law …

'India's Majority Population Will Be Minority If...': Allahabad HC On Religious Conversions
9 months ago

'India's Majority Population Will Be Minority If...': Allahabad HC On Religious Conversions

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that if the current trend of religious conversions carries on then the majority of India’s population will find itself in the minority one day. Hearing the bail plea of a person, who is accused of taking people from a village in Uttar Pradesh to a religious congregation in the name of the ceremony …

India’s anti-conversion laws and related court judgments through the decades
9 months, 1 week ago

India’s anti-conversion laws and related court judgments through the decades

Hindustan Times  

The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan, led by Bhajan Lal Sharma, has announced plans to introduce new legislation on religious conversion. The government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on June 18, stating that while the state currently lacks specific legislation on religious conversion, it is actively working on drafting a new law. Legal and constitutional …

New BJP govt in Rajasthan to introduce fresh law on religious conversion
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New BJP govt in Rajasthan to introduce fresh law on religious conversion

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Indicating a significant policy shift, the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan has announced its intention to introduce fresh legislation on religious conversion. The Bhajan Lal Sharma-led government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, stating that while the state currently lacks specific legislation on religious conversion, it is actively working on drafting a …

In Process Of Bringing Anti-Conversion Law : Rajasthan Govt Tells Supreme Court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

In Process Of Bringing Anti-Conversion Law : Rajasthan Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The State of Rajasthan has informed the Supreme Court that it is in the process of making an anti-conversion law. In an affidavit filed in response to a PIL seeking to prevent fraudulent and forceful religious conversions, the State submitted that it does not have any specific legislation dealing with religious conversions.However, the State submitted that it "is in the …

Gujarat govt notice requires Hindus to seek permission for converting to Buddhism
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat govt notice requires Hindus to seek permission for converting to Buddhism

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government, which issued a circular earlier this week designating Buddhism as a distinct religion has ruled, under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, that conversions from Hinduism to Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism will now necessitate prior approval from respective district magistrates. Highlighting discrepancies in the interpretation of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act by district magistrate …

Chhattisgarh: Anti-conversion Bill to be Tabled in Budget Session
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: Anti-conversion Bill to be Tabled in Budget Session

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A new Bill providing a minimum of two years and maximum of ten years in jail to those, who illegally convert the minors, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, is going to be tabled in the current budget session of Chhattisgarh assembly. The draft legislation, christened Chhattisgarh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, also provides that for mass conversion, the …

Chhattisgarh’s previous brush with anti-conversion bill
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh’s previous brush with anti-conversion bill

Hindustan Times  

A senior Chhattisgarh minister declared last week standing outside the state assembly that the state government was planning to bring an anti-conversion law during that session. The Act stated that anyone who converted any person from one religious faith to another either by performing the ceremony necessary for such conversion as a religious priest or by taking part directly or …

Legally Speaking | Are laws that prevent forced conversions really about freedom to practise religion?
1 year, 1 month ago

Legally Speaking | Are laws that prevent forced conversions really about freedom to practise religion?

Hindustan Times  

Article 25 of the Constitution of India recognises freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practise and propagate religion. Last month, the Allahabad high court dismissed petitions filed by eight interfaith couples seeking protection for their lives, noting that their marriages were not in compliance with the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion …

Karnataka: Congress' Repeal of Anti-Conversion Law a Win for Church and Citizens
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Congress' Repeal of Anti-Conversion Law a Win for Church and Citizens

The Quint  

For many in the church, civil society, or just for those wanting to legalise a live-in marital status, it was with great joy that they read the announcement that the law, which civil society and the church under the redoubtable leadership of Bangalore Archbishop Peter Machado had fought tooth and nail for more than a year, was being repealed. The …

Political Storm Over Religious Conversions: Does India Need a National Law? - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Political Storm Over Religious Conversions: Does India Need a National Law? - News18

News 18  

The possible repeal of the Karnataka Freedom of Religion Act, 2021, enacted under the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government has created a political storm. Amid the sharp political narrative between the Congress and BJP, the intricate issue of religious conversions in India has never found the serious attention it deserves. The absence of empirical data or any study on religious conversions, …

Explainer: Anti-conversion laws
1 year, 10 months ago

Explainer: Anti-conversion laws

Hindustan Times  

“India is a melting pot of civilisations, cultures, religions, and languages”: this proposition of the Supreme Court is unfailingly underlined whenever the long-standing debate over the fundamental right to “propagate” one’s religious faith presents itself. Even as the legislative history and judicial precedents have remained wary of the tipping point when the fundamental right to propagate religion transforms into “illegal …

The right to propagate religion cannot lead to undermining of faiths
2 years, 1 month ago

The right to propagate religion cannot lead to undermining of faiths

Hindustan Times  

Even as the vexed issue of religious conversions is being heard in the Supreme Court, it continues to roil the country, as Mahatma Gandhi had once warned. On January 2, a church was vandalised, and six police personnel, including a senior police officer, were injured in Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh, during a protest by a group of tribespeople against an …

Muslim body challenges religious conversion laws of five States in Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Muslim body challenges religious conversion laws of five States in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to declare the religious conversion laws of five States as unconstitutional, saying they bring the personal decision of an individual to adopt another faith under state scrutiny. The Acts have said that any form of allurement given to convert would amount to exercising “undue influence” over a person to change faith and …

'Harassment Of Inter-Faith Couples, Invasion Of Privacy' : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of 5 States
2 years, 2 months ago

'Harassment Of Inter-Faith Couples, Invasion Of Privacy' : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of 5 States

Live Law  

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of conversion laws across the country. The challenged acts include the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Act, 2021, the Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act, 2018, the Himachal Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Act, 2019, the Madhya Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Act, 2021 and. The challenged acts …

Anti-conversion law | Not all religious conversions are illegal, Supreme Court remarks
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-conversion law | Not all religious conversions are illegal, Supreme Court remarks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 3 observed that all religious conversions cannot be presumed by a State to be illegal while agreeing to hear a Madhya Pradesh government appeal against a High Court decision freezing a mandatory provision requiring a person who desires to convert to another faith to give 60 days’ prior intimation to the local District Magistrate. Shah …

"All Conversions Can't Be Said To Be Illegal' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay MP HC Order Against Declaration Before DM To Change Religion
2 years, 3 months ago

"All Conversions Can't Be Said To Be Illegal' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay MP HC Order Against Declaration Before DM To Change Religion

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on the special leave petition filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the High Court restraining the government from taking coercive action against any person who contravenes Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which requires a person desiring to convert religion to give a declaration in this …

CJP Urges Supreme Court To Stay Provisions Of Anti-Conversion Laws Mandating State Sanction To Change Religion
2 years, 3 months ago

CJP Urges Supreme Court To Stay Provisions Of Anti-Conversion Laws Mandating State Sanction To Change Religion

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Monday adjourned the batch of petitions challenging religious conversion laws in various states. Senior Advocate CU Singh appearing for Citizen for Peace and Justice submitted that the petitioners were seeking interim relief with respect to the Acts in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The senior counsel pointed …

Blow to Madhya Pradesh’s anti-conversion Law
2 years, 3 months ago

Blow to Madhya Pradesh’s anti-conversion Law

Hindustan Times  

Recently the high court of Madhya Pradesh directed the MP authorities not to take coercive steps against any individual who converted to a different religion without informing the district administration. Many people filed writ petitions before the MP high court challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of the MP Freedom of Religion Act, 2021, including Section 10 which requires …

Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview

Live Law  

This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the topic of anti-conversion laws. State has no business to know if a person has changed religion Mr. Manu Sebastian : "An important news of this week is the Supreme Court hearing a PIL which seeks …

Explained | What are the existing laws on religious conversions?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What are the existing laws on religious conversions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court’s recent remarks on religious conversions cast a spotlight on the long-standing debate about what the fundamental right to “propagate” one’s religious faith entails. Ray, heading a five-judge Bench,dissected Article 25 to hold that “the Article does not grant the right to convert other persons to one’s own religion but to transmit or spread …

District Magistrate's Nod For Religious Conversion A Precautionary Measure; Protects Women & Backward Classes : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

District Magistrate's Nod For Religious Conversion A Precautionary Measure; Protects Women & Backward Classes : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The requirement of obtaining permission from district magistrates before conversion is designed to shield against forcible conversions and protect the freedom of conscience, submitted the Gujarat government in an affidavit. The Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, which was amended in 2021 to include forcible religious conversions through marriage, sought to control and curb "the menace of organised, sophisticated large-scale, …

Gujarat pushes for revival of a provision which requires District Magistrate’s nod for religious conversion
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat pushes for revival of a provision which requires District Magistrate’s nod for religious conversion

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government, buoyed by a recent Supreme Court observation that forcible or fraudulent religious conversion will ultimately affect national security, is pushing for the revival of a provision which requires a District Magistrate’s prior permission for converting or “taking part” in a ceremony involving religious conversion. Section 5 had required a person taking part, “directly or indirectly”, in a …

‘Freedom of religion does not include the right to convert people’: Gujarat in Supeme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Freedom of religion does not include the right to convert people’: Gujarat in Supeme Court

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that freedom of religion does not include the right to convert others, and requested the Supreme Court to vacate a High Court stay on the provision of a State law that mandates prior permission of the district magistrate for conversion through marriage. The Gujarat High Court had through its orders dated August …

Freedom of religion does not include right to convert people: Gujarat in SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Freedom of religion does not include right to convert people: Gujarat in SC

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that freedom of religion does not include the right to convert others, and requested the top court to vacate a High Court stay on the provision of a state law that mandates prior permission of the district magistrate for conversion through marriage. The Gujarat High Court had through its orders …

Uttarakhand tables bill to make anti-conversion law more stringent
2 years, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand tables bill to make anti-conversion law more stringent

Hindustan Times  

The winter session of Uttarakhand assembly began on Tuesday with the government tabling a bill to strengthen the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act 2018, to make forced conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence with a provision for imprisonment up to 10 years. The state government tabled the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022 to enhance the punishment for forced conversions …

Religious freedom does not include right to convert other person: Centre tells SC
2 years, 4 months ago

Religious freedom does not include right to convert other person: Centre tells SC

India Today  

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does not include a fundamental right to convert other persons. The plea states, "incidents are reported every week throughout the country where conversion is done by intimidating, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits and also using black magic, superstition, miracles but the Centre and States have not …

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Petitions Challenging State Laws On Religious Conversion
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Petitions Challenging State Laws On Religious Conversion

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, agreed to hear the petitions challenging the Freedom of Religious Acts introduced by some States Legislatures in the name of 'love jihad' against religious conversions for the sake of marriages. The petitions mentioned by Mr. Singh, specifically, challenges the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 and the …

Why Madhya Pradesh is moving SC over the law that wants to make conversion illegal
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Madhya Pradesh is moving SC over the law that wants to make conversion illegal

Firstpost  

The move comes after Madhya Pradesh High Court passed an interim order stopping the government from prosecuting interfaith couples who marry without giving the district magistrate a 60-day notice — mandated under Section 10 of the MP Freedom of Religion Act 2021 The Madhya Pradesh government is headed to the Supreme Court. This comes after the Madhya Pradesh High Court …

MP HC Declares Provision Under Anti-Conversion Law Illegal: What Does This Mean?
2 years, 4 months ago

MP HC Declares Provision Under Anti-Conversion Law Illegal: What Does This Mean?

The Quint  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday, 17 November, held 'unconstitutional' a provision under the state's anti-conversion law, which required an individual to inform the district administration before converting. The court was hearing a clutch of petitions filed by activists and social workers, seeking a stay on the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2021 because it gave “unbridled and …

BREAKING: MP Freedom Of Religion Act | HC Finds Provision Requiring Inter-Faith Couples To Declare Conversion Before Collector 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional'
2 years, 4 months ago

BREAKING: MP Freedom Of Religion Act | HC Finds Provision Requiring Inter-Faith Couples To Declare Conversion Before Collector 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional'

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the State Government from taking coercive action against any person who contravenes Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which requires a person desiring to convert religion to give a declaration in this regard to the District Magistrate.Finding this provision to be prima facie unconstitutional, …

Forced conversions may ultimately affect national security, freedom of religion, Supreme Court tells Centre
2 years, 4 months ago

Forced conversions may ultimately affect national security, freedom of religion, Supreme Court tells Centre

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday said religious conversions by means of force, allurement or fraud may “ultimately affect the security of the nation and freedom of religion and conscience of citizens” while directing the Centre to “step in” and clarify what it intends to do to curb compulsory or deceitful religious conversions. “Giving of rice, wheat, clothes, etc., etc., can …

Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh feel push to resist conversions to Christianity
2 years, 5 months ago

Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh feel push to resist conversions to Christianity

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 20, 2022 10:40 IST Arunachal Pradesh, the abode of 26 major tribes and 100 subtribes, is a treasure trove of rich and vibrant tribal cultural practices. Their aim is to help the indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh protect, preserve, and practise indigenous faiths and document their rituals,” he said. Inaugurating the boys’ hostel of one such school …

SC Lawyer & BJP’s Ashwini Upadhyay Urges Centre to Bring Tough Laws to Stop Forceful Religious Conversions
2 years, 7 months ago

SC Lawyer & BJP’s Ashwini Upadhyay Urges Centre to Bring Tough Laws to Stop Forceful Religious Conversions

News 18  

Supreme Court lawyer and former Delhi BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay has appealed for tough law at the Centre to deal with matters relating to marriage and forceful religious conversions. In a letter to home minister Amit Shah and law minister Kiren Rijiju on August 31, Upadhyay argued that the right to change religion is “inherent” in the right to freedom …

Mass conversion to be illegal in Himachal Pradesh: Assembly passes bill
2 years, 7 months ago

Mass conversion to be illegal in Himachal Pradesh: Assembly passes bill

Firstpost  

The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022, forbids mass conversion — more than two people changing their religion together — and increases the punishment for forced conversion from seven to 10 years Shimla: Making amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2019, the Assembly here today passed a bill seeking to make mass conversion illegal and increase …

Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state's anti-conversion law
2 years, 7 months ago

Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state's anti-conversion law

Firstpost  

The amendment bill now introduced by Jai Ram Thakur’s BJP government proposes to increase the punishment for forced conversions from up to seven years in prison to a maximum of 10 Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state Assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of mass conversion in an existing …

BJP’s Giriraj Singh favours anti-conversion law, Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha seeks ‘global minority’ status for Hindus
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP’s Giriraj Singh favours anti-conversion law, Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha seeks ‘global minority’ status for Hindus

The Hindu  

Union minister Giriraj Singh on June 10 asserted that there was a need for an anti-conversion law that was applicable to the entire country. During a ‘Bharat bandh’ called by the BJP, Mr. Singh, in addition to many BJP leaders, was booked for blocking railway traffic. I have come here to give my statement,” said Mr. Singh who was accompanied …

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