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  Anti-conversion a state matter, Centre cannot enact such a law: Law ministry

  India | April 16, 2015 12:00 IST

  New Delhi: The Union Law Ministry has informed the Centre that it cannot bring an anti-conversion law as the matter exclusively lies within state's jurisdiction.According to a report published in Hindustan Times, the law ministry

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  Rajnath Singh calls for debate on anti-conversion law, pledges full support to minorities

  Politics | March 23, 2015 14:55 IST

  New Delhi: Pledging full protection to minorities, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today questioned the practice of conversions and advocated a debate on the need for an anti-conversion law.He also wanted to know whether people cannot

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  RSS reiterates demand to enact anti-conversion law

  Politics | March 01, 2015 18:05 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the raging row over Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on Mother Teresa, RSS today reiterated its demand for an anti-conversion law to check the “rising incidents” of religious conversions in the country.Suhasrao Hiremath, the

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  Seers, VHP leaders favour anti-conversion law, defend 'ghar wapasi'

  Politics | January 18, 2015 7:59 IST

  Allahabad: A number of seers and senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi government to bring in a "strong anti-conversion" law but insisted that re-conversion to Hinduism be allowed as "Sanatan

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  BJP asks Nitish to initiate anti-conversion law

  Politics | December 20, 2014 19:55 IST

  Patna: Bihar BJP today claimed that 13 poor persons were converted to another religion in the past few days in the state and sought to know from senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar if he would

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  If you don't like conversion bring law against it: Mohan Bhagwat

  Politics | December 20, 2014 17:24 IST

  Kolkata: Expressing his support for the anti-conversion bill proposed by Centre, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today asked opposition parties to facilitate bringing law in Parliament, if they did not like conversion.  He also said that

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  BJP pitches for anti-conversion law

  Politics | December 20, 2014 16:13 IST

  Kochi: As the NDA Government continued to face opposition heat over the conversion issue, BJP President Amit Shah today pitched for an anti-conversion law in the country and wanted the ‘so called secular' political parties

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  Togadia slams Mulayam, asks him to bring "anti-conversion" law

  Politics | December 14, 2014 22:59 IST

  Mumbai: Senior VHP leader Praveen Togadia today criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for his statement that religious conversions were not right and should be stopped.“(SP chief) Mulayam Singh says that conversion is not

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  Let there be anti-conversion law in all states: M. Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | December 11, 2014 20:15 IST

  New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said the government will do all that is needed to maintain communal harmony in India and called for an anti-conversion law in all states as

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  Zardari for anti-conversion law to prevent Hindus from fleeing

  World | August 18, 2012 14:59 IST

  Islamabad, Aug 18:  Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Sindh government to frame a draft law to amend the Constitution to prevent the forced conversion of minority communities in the southern province.  During