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New Delhi: Hours after Governor Anandiben Patel enacted the controversial Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion of Religion Prohibition Ordinance, 2020, the state police filed the first case in Bareilly. But questions are already being asked about the case, which seems tailor-made to justify the swift enactment of the law. In an …

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that his party will oppose the state government’s bill on religious conversions when it comes before the assembly for approval. The state cabinet earlier this week passed the Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion of Religion Prohibition Ordinance, 2020 to curb forced …