Devendra Fadnavis (File picture)
Maha panel to border legislation on ‘love jihad’
MUMBAI: Maharashtra govt on Friday arrange a particular seven-member committee headed by the DGP to border a legislation in opposition to ‘love jihad.’A authorities decision (GR) mentioned that aside from the DGP, the panel would have six different members from numerous departments: one member every from the ladies and youngster improvement, minority improvement division, legislation and judiciary, social justice and particular help division, and two house division representatives. The GR contained the time period ‘love jihad.’
CM Devendra Fadnavis had mentioned previously that Maharashtra was planning to introduce a legislation in opposition to compelled non secular conversions, notably in circumstances of inter-faith marriages by way of conversion (‘love jihad’), following related legislations enacted in Uttar Pradesh and different states.
Samajwadi Occasion MLA Rais Shaikh has opposed this transfer. He mentioned the state govt lacks statistical proof for such circumstances and is politicising the problem of compelled conversion by labelling it as ‘jihad.’
The GR specified the committee’s duties: evaluating the present scenario, dealing with complaints about ‘love jihad’ and compelled non secular conversions, analyzing different states’ legal guidelines, establishing authorized frameworks, and reviewing authorized implications. The doc talked about requests from public representatives, organisations and residents to stop ‘love jihad’ and compelled non secular conversions.
The committee will analyse present circumstances and advocate measures relating to ‘love jihad’ complaints and compelled conversions, while finding out present authorized buildings in different states to develop appropriate laws.
Shaikh mentioned, “Earlier the govt came up with a proposal after stating that there were over one lakh cases of ‘love jihad’ in the state, but they were unable to find a single instance where they could file a police case. There is no data available to support any such claim, and I had raised this issue in the assembly. The govt is playing politics over the issue.”
When Fadnavis was deputy chief minister within the Mahayuti authorities in 2023, he had mentioned, “Many cases have come up of girls getting married and converting. There is demand from all corners to make a law against this. Earlier, I had made an announcement in the House also. Accordingly, study of laws in various states is on and then the decision about it in Maharashtra will be taken.”
