The political debate over anti-conversion laws intensified after Yogi Adityanath defended Uttar Pradesh's 2020 legislation, prompting criticism from Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
“There has been a change in the marriage law in Gujarat... There is a law in Gujarat that, to stop love jihad, the bride and groom need to have the approval of their parents... This is against the right to privacy...” Owaisi said.
“When a daughter is born in a Hindu family, the parents and all people are happy and say that Goddess Laxmi and Saraswati have come. But, on growing up many girls choose to become “Miain”.
“Pichhli sarkar ke samay jamkar love jihad hua; ab hamare samay mein aisa nahin chalega,” Sharma asserted, adding that under the previous regime, several gangs were involved in forced and illegal conversions.
Aamir said, “When two people from different religions, like Hindu and Muslim, fall in love, it’s not love jihad. It’s simply two human beings connecting."
Speaking at a ‘Brahmin Mahakumbh’ event, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government was taking stringent steps to crush conspiracies like ‘love jihad’.
“The Kerala Story draws the attention of the entire nation to the conspiracy like 'Love Jihad',” he said.
CM Chouhan said, "A stringent law should be enacted to stop the vicious cycle of religious conversion because religious conversion cases are still running in any guise."
Jharkhand High Court has taken cognizance of the Ankita murder case today and also summoned DGP and the Home Secretary. The bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan has asked for the status report on the case.
In the recent Budget Session, the Gujarat government had passed the Amendment Bill and was brought into effect from June 15 this year after getting the nod from the Governor.
