Maharashtra To See Regulation Towards ‘Love Jihad’ Quickly? Fadnavis Govt Types Panel | India Information

In an enormous transfer in opposition to pressured conversions and instances of “love jihad,” the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP)-led Maharashtra authorities has arrange a seven-member committee headed by the state director common of police (DGP) to review the authorized elements of a brand new regulation concerning the difficulty.

The committee contains secretaries of the ladies and little one welfare, minority affairs, regulation and judiciary, social justice, and particular help departments, and deputy secretaries of the house division. As per a Authorities Decision (GR) issued late on Friday, the committee will research the prevailing scenario within the state and recommend steps to deal with the complaints of “love jihad” and compelled conversions.

The committee may even take a look at authorized elements and the legal guidelines framed in different states. Accordingly, it should suggest laws to stop pressured conversions and cases of “love jihad.” “Love jihad” is a time period utilized by right-wing activists and outfits to allege a conspiracy by Muslim males to transform Hindu ladies to Islam by marriage.

Talking on the event, Maharashtra minister and senior BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha stated the state authorities is taking strict steps to curb incidents of “love jihad” within the state. Lodha, the joint guardian minister of the Mumbai suburban district, thanked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the step.

“Love jihad is a critical problem, and the state authorities is working in direction of stopping such incidents. The committee established to handle instances of affection jihad will work for the safety of girls and preservation of cultural values,” he stated, as quoted by information company PTI.

Lodha stated he had arrange the Interfaith Marriage Coordination Committee, which performed a major position in highlighting such incidents when he was answerable for the Ladies and Youngster Improvement Division within the Eknath Shinde dispensation.

Citing some main incidents in Mumbai and surrounding areas, Lodha stated, “Shraddha Walkar was brutally murdered by Aftab Amin. Rupali Chandanshive was killed by Iqbal Sheikh. Poonam Kshirsagar was murdered by Nizam Khan. Yashashree Shinde from Uran was killed by Dawood Sheikh. Sonam Shukla from Malad misplaced her life by the hands of Shahjib Ansari.”

How can one refute the love jihad problem when such incidents have taken place? he requested. In the meantime, NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule stated love and marriage are private selections, and it will be higher if the federal government centered on financial points. The expansion price and consumption have diminished, the Baramati MP claimed. “If the financial system is impacted, then the whole nation will undergo,” Sule added.

(With PTI Inputs)