Updated: November 20, 2020 3:14:34 pm
Ashok Gehlot claimed that the party is creating an environment in which “consenting adults would be at the mercy of state power.”
As several BJP-ruled states ponder the possibility of enacting laws to curb “love jihad” cases, Rajasthan’s chief minister and congressional leader, Ashok Gehlot, said any court would repeal the law.
By stating that marriage is a matter of personal freedom, he said, bringing a law to stop it is unconstitutional.
He tweeted on Friday, “Love Jihad is a word fabricated by BJP to divide the nation and disrupt community harmony. Marriage is a matter of personal freedom, bringing a law to stop it is completely unconstitutional and will not be upheld in any court of law. Jihad has no place in love. “
Love Jihad is a word manufactured by the BJP to divide the nation and disturb community harmony. Marriage is a matter of personal freedom, bringing a law to stop it is completely unconstitutional and will not be upheld in any court of law. Jihad has no place in love.
1 /– Ashok Gehlot (@ ashokgehlot51) November 20, 2020
He argued that the party is creating an environment in which “consenting adults would be at the mercy of state power.” “Marriage is a personal decision and they are putting a brake on it, which is like taking away personal freedom. It seems a ploy to disturb community harmony, fuel social conflict and ignore constitutional provisions such as that the state does not discriminate against citizens for any reason, “he added.
So far, the states of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have expressed concern about the growing number of cases of “love jihad” and have announced their plans to introduce bills.
Madhya Pradesh Interior Minister Narottam Mishra said Tuesday that The state government plans to introduce one of those bills at the next assembly session.. The bill, to be called Dharma Swatantrya (Freedom of Religion), 2020, proposes five years of rigorous incarceration for “luring a person through fraud and forcing marriage through religious conversion,” Mishra told reporters, and He added that such an offense would not be bail.
On the same day, Haryana Interior Minister Anil Vij also chaired a meeting with officials from the state interior department to discuss the modalities to enact a law of this type in the state. Later that day, Vij said: “A strict law will be enacted to control cases of love jihad in Haryana. A committee will be constituted to draft this law ”.
A further discussion on the issue will also be held with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
“With the enactment of this law, strict measures will be taken against anyone found indulging in religious conversion by pressuring, tempting someone or engaging in any kind of conspiracy or trying to do so in the name of love. Haryana will also study the laws enacted by other states on the same issue, “Vij said, adding that” officials from the Department of the Interior and the Attorney General, as well as various other officials related to the issue, will be part of the committee that will be constituted. soon “. .
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, had also revealed that his government was working to implement a strict law to curb incidents of “love jihad.”
Referring to Allahabad High Court Commentary Adityanath had said that conversion “only for the purpose of marriage” was unacceptable, “the Allahabad High Court said that religious conversion is not necessary for marriage. The government will also work to stop ‘love-jihad’, we will make a law. ” Issue a warning against “love jihad”Adityanath said: “I warn those who hide their identity and play with the respect of our sisters. If you don’t mend your way, your ‘Ram naam satya’ (chant associated with Hindu funerals) journey will begin. “
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