Anti Conversion
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Anti-conversion bill tabled in Rajasthan Assembly to curb forced religious conversions | Key points
Rajasthan | Feb 04, 2025, 06:32 AM ISTRajasthan anti-conversion bill: The Rajasthan Cabinet on November 30, 2024 approved the Anti-Conversion Bill, which aims to curb forced religious conversions.
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Rajasthan: Anti-conversion bill tabled in Assembly, punishment for forceful conversions likely
Rajasthan | Feb 03, 2025, 04:24 PM ISTAnti-conversion Bill is tabled today in the Rajasthan Assembly Budget session. Minister of Health Gajendra Singh Khimsar introduced the 'Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill' on Monday.
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Rajasthan Cabinet approves Anti-Conversion Bill: '10-year jail for culprit'
Rajasthan | Nov 30, 2024, 10:55 PM ISTThe Rajasthan Cabinet, led by CM Bhajanlal, approved the Anti-Conversion Bill with strict penalties for forced conversions, along with key policies for urban development, employment, renewable energy, and social welfare.
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How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained
Explainers | Aug 02, 2024, 02:34 PM ISTThe enactment of anti-conversion laws in various states reflects a broader trend of legislative action addressing religious conversions, a subject that has long been a contentious issue in India’s socio-political landscape.
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'In process of bringing anti-conversion law': Rajasthan government tells Supreme Court
Rajasthan | Jun 18, 2024, 10:57 PM ISTThe apex court had earlier said that forcible religious conversions, if true, were a "serious issue" which could affect the security of the nation, and had sought the response of the Centre.
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Anti-conversion bill passed in Karnataka Legislative Council amid opposition's objections
India | Sep 15, 2022, 09:39 PM ISTKarnataka anti-conversion law: Home Minister Araga Jnanendra piloted the Bill for consideration in the Upper House on Thursday. Noting that in recent times religious conversions have become widespread, he said there have been mass conversions with allurements and through force.
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Anti-conversion bill: K'taka promulgates ordinance with provisions of Rs 1 lakh fine, 10yr jail term
India | May 12, 2022, 04:27 PM ISTThe anti-conversion bill aims to prohibit religious conversion by way of marriage or inducements such as free marriage, employment among others.
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Karnataka Assembly passes anti conversion bill amid protests. What is it about? | 10 points
India | May 12, 2022, 04:26 PM ISTThe "Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021", provides for the protection of the right to freedom of religion and prohibition of unlawful conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement, or by any fraudulent means.
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Karnataka Assembly passes anti-conversion bill amidst din
India | Dec 23, 2021, 06:57 PM ISTCongress partly vehemently opposed the bill, calling it "anti-people", "inhuman", "anti-constitutional", "anti-poor" and "draconian", and urged that it should not be passed for any reason and should be withdrawn by the government.
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HC grants bail to 4 accused in first case filed in Gujarat under new anti-conversion law
India | Oct 13, 2021, 09:10 PM ISTThe petitioners have argued there was no communal angle to the entire episode and they have settled the dispute that had led to the filing of the complaint.
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Delhi Sikh Body, SAD hold protests against forceful conversion of Sikh girls in J&K
India | Jun 28, 2021, 02:35 PM ISTTwo girls belonging to the Sikh community were allegedly forcibly converted and wedded to elderly men of a different religion in Srinagar.
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3 arrested under UP's anti-conversion law in Rampur
India | Jun 14, 2021, 12:16 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested three people under the anti-conversion law of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly doing religious conversion of a woman.
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Anti-conversion law arrest: Accused family's allegations against UP Police
India | Dec 06, 2020, 01:54 PM ISTThe family of the first youth to be arrested under Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion law, has alleged that the youth's father was forced by the police to sign a statement denying any use of force and harassment by the investigators.
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Christians not in favour of anti-conversion law
India | Dec 18, 2014, 05:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Archbishop today said the Christian community was not in favour of any anti-conversion legislation and called the ‘Ghar Wapsi' campaign of certain RSS-linked outfits a “threat” to peace and harmony. “Conversion is a