A second Indian state approves Love Jihad religious law
Under the new law, a man and woman belonging to different religions will have to give at least two months notice to the district magistrate
29 December 2020 - 13:56
Lucknow — Lawmakers in a central Indian state controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party approved legislation on Tuesday that would make pressuring a woman to convert to their husband’s religion a crime punishable with imprisonment.
Although no religion is specified in the legislation, critics say it is aimed against the country’s Muslim minority. Hardline Hindu groups have accused Muslim men of waging a campaign, dubbed a “Love Jihad”, to lure Hindu women to Islam with promises of marriage...
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