After UP & MP, Gujarat govt to implement 'Love Jihad' law soon, says CM Vijay Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani while addressing a public garing at Tarsali area of Vadodara said that state government will soon bring a law against 'Love Jihad'. During his public address, Gujarat CM said, "Our BJP government will introduce 'Love Jihad' Act in assembly so that such activities are t tolerated in future." Responding to this crowd cheered and raised slogans of "Jai Shri Ram". 

If CM Rupani follows through with his anuncement Gujarat will become third state to enact a law to prevent forced conversions after Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. 

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BJP vows to enact 'Love Jihad' law in Kerala if voted to power

In a big development, BJP has promised to bring in a law against 'Love Jihad' in state if NDA is voted to power in upcoming Kerala Assembly polls. Addressing media on February 7, Kerala BJP president K Surendran stressed that 'Love Jihad' is a serious issue. Claiming that even Christian community leaders have raised apprehensions about forced conversions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he accused  ruling Left Democratic Front and Congress-led United Democratic Front of maintaining silence over issue. In 2010, n Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan had raised alarm about 'Love Jihad' by blaming PFI and some or organisations of planning to turn state into a Muslim-majority state by doling out money.

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Centre rules out anti-conversion law

Ministry of Home Affairs on February 2 made it clear that Centre is t planning to bring anti-conversion legislation to curb interfaith marris. MoS Home G Kishan Reddy made this revelation in response to an unstarred question by 5 Lok Sabha MPs- Mohammad Jawed, Anto Antony, TN Prathapan, K Sudhakaran and A Challakumar. This assumes significance as some BJP-ruled states have resolved to outlaw 'Love Jihad' and amended ir anti-conversion laws to prohibit religious conversion by marri. Maintaining that offences related to religious conversion are concern of respective state governments, Reddy ted that law enforcement ncies take requisite action as per existing law. 

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Union MoS G Kishan Reddy informed Lok Sabha, "'Public Order’ and ‘Police’ are State subjects as per Seventh Schedule to Constitution of India. Hence prevention, detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of offences related to religious conversions are primarily concerns of State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations. Action is taken as per existing laws by law enforcing ncies whenever instances of violation come to tice." 

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