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The Madhya Pradesh government’s move to introduce the death penalty for forceful conversion violates the fundamental right to freedom of religion guaranteed by the Constitution under Article 25. Article 25 not only protects an individual’s beliefs but also includes acts of religious expression and propagation of religion to expand religious outreach.
The proposal to award the death penalty in cases of forceful religious conversions by the Madhya Pradesh government is a sharp departure from the constitutional safeguards and the established international norms. It is also a deviation from the principle of considering “rarest of rare” cases for awarding capital punishment in India, established and reaffirmed by various judicial precedents.
This measure of the state government is violative of the fundamental rights of the citizens as there is a high risk of misuse of this provision even in cases of voluntary conversions due to family pressure, and leading to exploitation of innocent individuals who will be subjected to false litigation while exercising their fundamental right of freedom to propagate religion. This would ultimately lead to the award of death penalty under the provisions of the MPFRA, which is a clear breach of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 25 and 21 of the Constitution. The state government must reconsider its proposal, act within the constitutional framework while legislating anti-conversion laws, and ensure that no innocent person should be persecuted by State actions which are ‘bad in law’.
Shivam Kumar Singh
04/06/2025
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
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