Existing laws are sufficient to address the problem, Mayawati said.
Lucknow:
BSP Chairman Mayawati on Monday called on the Uttar Pradesh BJP government to reconsider its new anti-religious conversion ordinance apparently aimed at curbing cases of “loving jihad.” The law became enforceable in the state last Saturday and a case has already been filed under it.
“The new ordinance hastily introduced by the UP government against love jihad is plagued with doubts, as religious conversion by compulsion or fraud has not found acceptability or respectability anywhere in the country,” Party chief Bahujan said today. Samaj (BSP) in Hindi. Cheep.
“There are already several laws in this regard. The BSP demands that the government reconsider the new law,” Mayawati said.
“Love jihad” is a derogatory term that refers to an alleged campaign by some Muslims to force Hindu girls to become love forms.
The former chief minister’s statement came just days after UP police filed a case against a Muslim in the Bareilly district for allegedly pressuring a Hindu woman to convert. The case was filed on Saturday, the same day Governor Anandiben Patel gave his consent to the Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion of Religion Prohibition Ordinance, 2020.
Under the new law, a marriage will be declared “null and void” if a woman’s conversion is solely for that purpose, and those who wish to change their religion after marriage must file an application with the district judge.
In recent weeks, BJP-run states such as Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh have revealed plans to enact laws to counter alleged attempts to convert Hindu women to Islam under the guise of marriage.
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