Madhya Pradesh to bring Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020; Haryana to set up panel to draft similar law
New Delhi: The state governments in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana are taking steps to examine the rising incidents of inter-religious marriages. While the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led authorities in MP is mulling over introducing the Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 within the subsequent session of the state Assembly, the Manohar Lal Khattar cupboard in Haryana goes to arrange a committee to draft a ‘strict’ legislation in opposition to such circumstances.
Madhya Pradesh’s Home Minister Narottam Mishra stated that his authorities is engaged on bringing the ‘Dharma Swatantrya Bill’ 2020 within the state meeting with a provision for five-year rigorous imprisonment for luring an individual by means of fraud and forcing marriage by spiritual conversion by making it a cognisable and non-bailable offence.
“Such incidents are on the rise, which you call ‘love jihad’,” stated Mishra.
He added that the invoice may also have a provision to declare such marriages null and void and that these helping in such acts might be made co-accused.
“It will be compulsory for family members of the person who is forced to convert for marriage, including his/her parents, brothers and sisters, to file a complaint on the matter,” Mishra stated.
“It will be mandatory for the person who is being converted for marriage, and religious persons involved, to inform district magistrate concerned a month in advance about their decision,” the minister acknowledged.
Mishra knowledgeable that the invoice might be tabled within the subsequent session of the Legislative Assembly.
In Haryana, Home Minister Anil Vij stated, “A strict law will be enacted against ‘love jihad’ in the state. A committee will be constituted to draft this law.”
Vij additional knowledgeable that the officers of the house division, the advocate normal, amongst others, might be a part of this committee.
Earlier this month, Vij had instructed the Haryana meeting that the state authorities is contemplating a legislation in opposition to inter-religious marriages and has sought info from Himachal Pradesh, which had handed a invoice on the difficulty.
“We are thinking to bring a law against ‘love jihad’ in Haryana,” Vij had stated whereas replying to a calling consideration discover drawing consideration in the direction of the Ballabhgarh Nikita Tomar homicide case.
He had additionally acknowledged, “Anyone can marry anyone, anyone can fall in love with anyone. But if there is a conspiracy of changing religion by trapping someone in love, then it is very important to stop that conspiracy. We will take whatever steps required for it.”
This is to be famous that in 2019, the Himachal Pradesh meeting had handed a invoice in opposition to conversion by pressure, inducement or by means of marriages solemnised for the ‘sole function’ of adopting a brand new faith.
Besides the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, the opposite BJP-ruled states which are pondering to introduce legal guidelines in opposition to inter-religious marriages are Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
Last month, welcoming the Allahabad High Court ruling that declared the conversion for the only function of marriage as ‘null and void’, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that his authorities would take care of inter-religious marriages with a agency hand.
“If the people do not stop playing with honours of daughters and sisters by concealing their identities, ‘the Ram Naam Satya’ journey will start,” the Chief Minister stated in a stern warning to individuals.
“We will bring an effective law. It is my warning to those who play with the honour and dignity of sisters and daughters by hiding their real names and identities, if they do not mend their ways, the Ram Naam Satya journey will start,” CM Adityanath added.
(With company inputs)
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