Freedom of Religion, Conversions
Whitewashing Religious Freedom by Dr Mike Ghouse The Kashmir Monitor Aug. 11, 2018
https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/whitewashing-religious-freedom/
The whitewash report produced by the Hindu America Foundation, ..The majority of Indians of all faiths believe in Pluralism, i.e., respecting the otherness of other. It is not Hindus either, but the radicals among Hindus that are causing the problems with the subtle encouragement from the BJP government.
“The Indian government provides “unprecedented” religious accommodations to its religious minority population, says a report by a US-based Hindu advocacy group.” The truth is far from it. It sounds like the majority is doing a favor to the minorities in ‘accommodating’ them. It is like saying “we give equal rights to women” who the hell are we to give them their rights, to begin with, the rights were theirs. Indeed, every Indian is guaranteed those rights; we are all equal citizens. No one has more privileges than the other. ... The issue is not with Hindus or Muslims; it is with radicals among them.
In Indore, ‘love jihad’ vigilantes from Bajrang Dal have a free run https://scroll.in/article/1043195/in-indore-love-jihad-vigilantes-from-bajrang-dal-have-a-free-run In the last two months, they have accosted and shamed several inter-faith couples. The police have responded by taking Muslim men into preventive custody.
“The apprehension of disturbance in law and order should be real and reasonable. The way police detain these boys even after they are beaten is abuse of power,” said Rohit Sharma, advocate at Indore High Court. Since in several cases, the young women refused to file a complaint against the Muslim men, preventive custody was used to placate the mob, said the lawyers. “The police should take action against the Bajrang Dal instead of filing cases against the victims,” said Ehtisham Hashmi, a lawyer in Indore.
Indore police commissioner Hari Narayan Chari Mishra denied accusations of bias, saying they take action whenever they get a complaint. “If there is no complaint, what can the police do?”
On being asked about Bajrang Dal men beating up Muslim men in public spaces or at people’s homes, he said, “It is wrong but police will act when there is a complaint.”
Haryana ‘love jihad’ law puts first case to litmus test ThePrint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqC5cjnCWxc Jan 14, 2023
The first case filed in Haryana under the new Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion law carves the way for its implementation for the police and the courts. While the BJP and the Hindu organisations on the ground feel that the law is needed in the wake of increasing cases of ‘love jihad’, the lawyers and activists feel that the law may end up being a tool in the hands of parents aggrieved by inter-faith marriages of their adult children. Watch ThePrint Ground report by Sonal Matharu.
https://theprint.in/features/haryana-love-jihad-law-puts-first-case-to-litmus-test-govt-agenda-sangh-help-new-fears/1308950/ Sonal Matharu 11 January, 2023
—govt agenda, Sangh help, new fears. The Shuklas are fighting to bring their daughter back. But first, they're educating Haryana police and courts about the Act and getting help from Bajrang Dal too.
RSS के चेले हिंदुत्व न सिखाएं, अविमुक्तेश्वरानंद का रौद्र रूप https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShCwpWD-H8g Article19 India
Jun 23, 2023 संघी खुद मुसलमानों के घर शादी करें तो कुछ नहीं कोई और करे तो लव जेहाद? ये दोहरी मानसिकता नहीं चल सकती। इसी बात पर शंकराचार्य से उलझ गए थे बीजेपी के सांसद।
Unmasking 'love jihad': The dangerous Indian conspiracy theory
https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20230623-love-jihad-india-conspiracy-theory-investigation-hindu-muslim India’s Muslims have been accused of land jihad, population jihad, corona jihad… but the “love jihad” conspiracy theory is perhaps the most salient and divisive accusation to have become ingrained in Indian society, fuelling ongoing culture wars. The love jihad theory posits that the Muslim community strategically targets vulnerable Hindu women, seducing them and subsequently coercing them to convert. This baseless narrative has led to widespread suspicion of Muslim men who dare to interact with Hindu women.
https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English/videos/821693502707318 A Muslim man accused of “love jihad” in India can be harassed, beaten, arrested or even killed. It’s a conspiracy theory openly supported by officials from the ruling party, the BJP. But is there any truth to it? Using firsthand accounts from victims of love jihad accusations and an analysis of the deluge of disinformation circulating online, The Observers - France 24 journalist Pariesa Brody unravels the consequences of this divisive narrative.
Raqib Hameed Naik: In modern India, love jihad is one of the most dangerous tools used by the far right to stoke fear, mistrust, create animosity and normalise the acts of violence against Muslims
Subcategories
Mass Conversions - real or fake news
love jihad
Interfaith marriage committee, compilation of love jihad cases