Bhupesh Baghel criticizes the BJP leaders for their statement about supposed love of jihad. (ARCHIVE)
Raipur:
Criticizing the states led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congressional Leader Bhupesh Baghel asked on Saturday whether interreligious marriages of family members of BJP leaders fall within the definition of ” love jihad “.
“Family members of various BJP leaders have also performed interreligious marriages. I ask the BJP leaders if these marriages fall within the definition of ‘love jihad.’ asked Mr. Baghel while addressing the media.
The statement comes after Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath recently announced that his government will enforce a strict law to curb “love jihad” and forced religious conversion. Before this, the BJP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh had said that the state would soon have a law against “love jihad”.
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