AIMIM chief against Love Jihad law; 'Owaisi, traitor, terror, Pak' at tip of BJP's tongue

As several BJP-ruled states are mulling to frame legislation against ‘love jihad’, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed idea, terming it as a ‘political drama’ to distract attention of youth from issue of unemployment. He alleged that BJP is propagating hatred by introducing a law that violates Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Owaisi said, “It’ll be a gross violation of Articles 14 and 21, scrap Special Marri Act n. y (BJP) should study Constitution. Such propagation of hatred won’t work. BJP is doing drama to distract youth who fell victim to unemployment”. 

tably, several BJP-ruled states including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh have proposed bills that impose stringent laws against cases of ‘love jihad. term refers to forceful conversion of an individual's religion for sake of marri.

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Asaduddin Owaisi also accused BJP of providing financial help to Hyderabad, especially when it was hit by floods. Upping ante against Modi government ahead of GHMC polls, he said BJP is w trying to give a ‘communal’ colour to this election.

“AIMIM works for Telangana all days in a year. If you wake up a BJP leader at night and ask m to give some names, y will say Owaisi, followed by traitor, terrorism and lastly Pakistan. BJP should say what financial help y provided to Telangana, especially Hyderabad after 2019,” he said.

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'Love Jihad' bill row

Several states mulling law against 'Love Jihad' is a result of Ballabhgarh incident, where a 21-year-old student was shot at point-blank in broad daylight outside her college by her alleged stalker Tausif after he failed to abduct her. incident had sent shockwaves across nation and several protests were held in Haryana after barbaric crime, which led to Haryana government mulling on bringing a law against 'Love Jihad'.

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Madhya Pradesh government is also planning to introduce Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 in next session of state Assembly in view of rising incidents of 'love jihad'. bill proposes rigorous imprisonment for period of five years for luring a person through fraud and forcing marri by religious conversion, he told reporters and added that such offence will be n-bailable. Home Department of Uttar Pradesh has also anunced that a strict law against 'Love Jihad' will soon be brought in state. 

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