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Maha panel to enact laws on ‘Love Jihad’
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday established a special seven-member committee headed by the DGP, headed to frame a law against ‘Love Jihad.’ A Government Resolution (GR). In addition to the DGP, there will be six other members of various various members in the panel: Women and Child Development, Minorities Development Department, Law and Judiciary, Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, and each member of two home departments. The GR had the word ‘Love Jihad’.
CM Devendra Fadnavis said in the past that he was planning to present a law against Maharashtra. Forced religious conversionEspecially in cases Inter-confidence marriage Following equal laws enacted in Uttar Pradesh and other states through conversion (‘Love Jihad’).
Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Sheikh has opposed the move. He said that the state government lacks statistical evidence for such cases and is politicizing the issue of forced conversion by labeling it as ‘jihad’.
GR specified the responsibilities of the committee: evaluation of the current situation, handling complaints about ‘love jihad’ and forcing religious conversions, investigating laws of other states, establishing legal framework and reviewing legal implications . The document referred to public representatives, organizations and citizens to prevent ‘Love Jihad’ and forced religious conversions.
The committee will analyze the current conditions and recommend measures regarding ‘love jihad’ complaints and forced conversions while studying existing legal structures in other states to develop appropriate laws.
Sheikh said, “Earlier there were more than one lakh cases of ‘Love Jihad’ in the government state, stating that he was unable to find a single example where he could register a police case. And no one is available to support any such claims.
When Fadnavis was the Deputy Chief Minister in the Mahayati government in 2023, he said, “Many cases have come after getting married and changed with girls. There is a demand from all corners to make laws against it. Earlier, I have a Announced at home too.