The Uttar Pradesh government has passed a bill against ‘Love Jihad’. The Unlawful Conversion bill has provisions that can land offenders in jail for upto five years. The law against forced religious conversions was approved days after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued a warning.
“The UP Cabinet has decided to introduce an ordinance against unlawful religious conversions,” State Cabinet Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said.
Apart from the jail term, the ordinance also has provision of Rs 15,000 penalty for forceful religious conversion. For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be a penalty of Rs 25,000 penalty and jail term, Singh said.
