RSS to hold two-day meet to discuss 'Love Jihad' from today, Mohan Bhagwat to participate

In light of anuncement made by several states to come up with a law against Love Jihad, RSS is said to hold a brainstorming meeting on Sunday over issue of Love Jihad across country. Sources have stated that two-day meeting of All India Executive Board of Eastern UP region of RSS is said to begin in Prayagraj from Sunday onwards. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat along with union officials is also said to participate in meet that will discuss various aspects of Love Jihad and ways to tackle and curb such incidents in future, sources added.

Apart from love jihad, various or issues such as environment and climate change, water conservation, social harmony, use of polyne will also be discussed in two-day meet.

Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh mulling law

This development comes after Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh government decided to bring a law against issue of Love Jihad.

Last week, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, after a meeting with senior officials, said that a committee will be set up to draft a "strict" law against 'love jihad'. He also said that Haryana will study laws made by or states in this regard. Home Minister, according to statement, said that "with enactment of this law, strict action will be taken against any person who is found indulging in religious conversion by pressuring, tempting someone or is involved in any kind of conspiracy or tries to do so in name of love".

Earlier this month, Vij had told Haryana Assembly that state government is considering a law against 'love jihad' and has sought information from Himachal Pradesh, which had passed a bill on issue. Himachal Pradesh Assembly had last year passed a bill against conversion by force, inducement or through marris solemnised for "sole purpose" of adopting a new religion.

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Similarly, Madhya Pradesh government is planning to introduce Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 in next session of state Assembly in view of rising incidents of 'love jihad', state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Tuesday. 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.

Also, Home Department of Uttar Pradesh on Friday said that a strict law against 'Love Jihad' will soon be brought in state and department has sent a proposal to Department of Law. This anuncement came a day after anuncement by Haryana and Madhya Pradesh government.

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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