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  • Stopping circumstances of conversion is an enormous problem… Bajrang Dal reiterates dedication to cease Love Jihad

    Prayagraj: Bajrang Dal has reiterated its dedication to cease and finish non secular conversions and love-jihad throughout the nation. As a part of its enlargement drive, the group is planning to achieve each road, mohalla, colony, village, block and metropolis to guard and unfold Hindu faith, tradition and custom.

    Bajrang Dal’s nationwide convenor Neeraj Doneria stated, Bajrang Dal was shaped in response to Jihad. And the group will do its actions on a big scale and nobody can put any type of hindrance in it. He additionally stated that Bajrang Dal is a company which provides a befitting reply to traitors.

    Apart from this the group is working tirelessly to serve and defend the Hindu group. At a time when conversions and love-jihad are posing large challenges throughout the nation, all patriots are trying as much as Bajrang Dal activists to deliver mass consciousness and examine conversions and love-jihad.

    He stated, at any time when there’s an assault on Hindu dignity and religion. Bajrang Dal staff stand like a rock. We need to play a significant position to cease the conversion and love-jihad on the grass root degree.

  • Noida: Three males of identical household arrested on costs of rape, conversion bid

    By PTI

    NOIDA: A 30-year-old Muslim man was arrested close to Noida on Thursday in reference to the alleged rape and tried spiritual conversion bid on a girl on pretext of marriage, police stated.

    His brother (24) and his father (52) have additionally been arrested for being get together to prison conspiracy, the police stated.

    Accused Intezar Khan and the lady had met in a fitness center the place she labored as a supervisor however the man had hid his spiritual id from her, a senior police official stated.

    The girl had alleged rape, assault and compelled try of spiritual conversion in her criticism on the Bisrakh police station, the official stated.

    “The complainant knowledgeable the police that she got here throughout Intezar at a fitness center within the Shahberi space. Intezar had initially hid his id from her and recognized himself as ‘Sonu’. She additionally alleged rape along with her by the accused.

    Immediately an FIR was lodged underneath related provisions of the Indian Penal Code in addition to underneath the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Saad Miya Khan stated.

    “The three accused — Intezar Khan, (his brother) Suhail and (their father) Abbas Ali — have been arrested,” Khan added.

    According to the police, Intezar had lured the lady on pretext of getting married to her.

    He had lately spiked her juice and raped her, the police stated.

    The FIR has been lodged underneath IPC sections 376 (rape), 323 (assault), 328 (inflicting damage by way of poison), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (prison intimidation) and 120B (get together to prison conspiracy), the police added.

    NOIDA: A 30-year-old Muslim man was arrested close to Noida on Thursday in reference to the alleged rape and tried spiritual conversion bid on a girl on pretext of marriage, police stated.

    His brother (24) and his father (52) have additionally been arrested for being get together to prison conspiracy, the police stated.

    Accused Intezar Khan and the lady had met in a fitness center the place she labored as a supervisor however the man had hid his spiritual id from her, a senior police official stated.

    The girl had alleged rape, assault and compelled try of spiritual conversion in her criticism on the Bisrakh police station, the official stated.

    “The complainant knowledgeable the police that she got here throughout Intezar at a fitness center within the Shahberi space. Intezar had initially hid his id from her and recognized himself as ‘Sonu’. She additionally alleged rape along with her by the accused.

    Immediately an FIR was lodged underneath related provisions of the Indian Penal Code in addition to underneath the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Saad Miya Khan stated.

    “The three accused — Intezar Khan, (his brother) Suhail and (their father) Abbas Ali — have been arrested,” Khan added.

    According to the police, Intezar had lured the lady on pretext of getting married to her.

    He had lately spiked her juice and raped her, the police stated.

    The FIR has been lodged underneath IPC sections 376 (rape), 323 (assault), 328 (inflicting damage by way of poison), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (prison intimidation) and 120B (get together to prison conspiracy), the police added.

  • Supreme Court to listen to plea towards compelled non secular conversions on January 2

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to listen to on January 2 a contemporary plea looking for instructions to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to regulate fraudulent non secular conversions by “intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits”.

    A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar is prone to take up the plea filed by advocate Ashutosh Kumar Shukla which has additionally sought creation of a particular job drive to maintain examine on deceitful non secular conversions.

    Contending that the State is obliged to guard elementary rights of the residents, the plea mentioned the precise to propagate one’s faith doesn’t give a proper to transform any particular person to 1’s personal faith.

    “The tribal belts are principally illiterate areas. According to analysis statistics, circumstances of well being, schooling, food plan and consuming water are rated as poor among the many tribals who inhabit these areas.

    “These areas are the most socially backward. This social backwardness opens opportunities for missionaries to work among deprived classes for their socio-economic, cultural, educational development and through that spread message of gospel which eventually results in conversion,” the plea alleged.

    The PIL contended that the State should take applicable steps to forestall the non secular conversion of socially and economically underprivileged sections of society, notably belonging to Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes.

    Asserting the aim of charity shouldn’t be conversion, the highest courtroom had earlier reaffirmed that compelled non secular conversion is a “serious issue” and towards the Constitution.

    Forced non secular conversion could pose a hazard to nationwide safety and impinge on the non secular freedom of residents, the apex courtroom had mentioned not too long ago and requested the Centre to step in and make honest efforts to sort out the “very serious” challenge.

    The courtroom had warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if proselytisation by means of deception, allurement and intimidation isn’t stopped.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to listen to on January 2 a contemporary plea looking for instructions to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to regulate fraudulent non secular conversions by “intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits”.

    A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar is prone to take up the plea filed by advocate Ashutosh Kumar Shukla which has additionally sought creation of a particular job drive to maintain examine on deceitful non secular conversions.

    Contending that the State is obliged to guard elementary rights of the residents, the plea mentioned the precise to propagate one’s faith doesn’t give a proper to transform any particular person to 1’s personal faith.

    “The tribal belts are principally illiterate areas. According to analysis statistics, circumstances of well being, schooling, food plan and consuming water are rated as poor among the many tribals who inhabit these areas.

    “These areas are the most socially backward. This social backwardness opens opportunities for missionaries to work among deprived classes for their socio-economic, cultural, educational development and through that spread message of gospel which eventually results in conversion,” the plea alleged.

    The PIL contended that the State should take applicable steps to forestall the non secular conversion of socially and economically underprivileged sections of society, notably belonging to Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes.

    Asserting the aim of charity shouldn’t be conversion, the highest courtroom had earlier reaffirmed that compelled non secular conversion is a “serious issue” and towards the Constitution.

    Forced non secular conversion could pose a hazard to nationwide safety and impinge on the non secular freedom of residents, the apex courtroom had mentioned not too long ago and requested the Centre to step in and make honest efforts to sort out the “very serious” challenge.

    The courtroom had warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if proselytisation by means of deception, allurement and intimidation isn’t stopped.

  • People take to streets in opposition to spiritual conversion in Uttarakhand’s Purola

    By Express News Service

    DEHRADUN: Six folks, together with a pastor of the Mussoorie Church, have been booked below the state’s new anti-conversion regulation. This is the primary case within the state after the brand new regulation was enacted.

    Police have registered a case in opposition to six folks, together with a priest of a Union Church in Mussoorie, Pastor Lazarus Cornelius and his spouse Pushpa Cornelius who had gone to transform the locals of Chiwala village in Uttarkashi. Enraged over the incident, the folks of Purola took out an all-party procession and stored the market closed and demanded rapid arrest of the culprits.

    The police headquarters has directed to analyze the case on a precedence foundation. ADG (Law and Order) and police spokesperson V Murugesan mentioned, “Instructions have been given to investigate the matter on priority basis and have asked to take action immediately. Police have also been directed to maintain law and order in the district”.

    There was a fierce argument and scuffle in Chiwala village with the individuals who got here to transform on Friday, after which the police introduced them again to Mussoorie with safety.  The police have registered a case in opposition to each the events. Pastor Pastor Lazarus Cornelius and his spouse Pushpa have additionally been named within the case registered below the conversion regulation.

    Recently, locals caught some individuals who had come from a church in Mussoorie whereas changing some folks to Chiwala village. There was an argument and assault with the individuals who got here to transform. The police had registered instances on each side.

    Cornelius is a pastor of the Union Church of Mussoorie. It is being advised that after the investigation, the accused priest and others can be arrested quickly. This is the primary case of spiritual conversion within the state after the modification to the Freedom of Religion Act. After the modification, the punishment below this regulation has been elevated to 10 years. 

    According to police sources, the priest’s group had been visiting Chiwala village for years. Prayer conferences have been being held secretly right here. These folks have been additionally distributing literature associated to their faith within the village. According to sources, many forms of confusion have been additionally being unfold concerning the unique faith of the villagers. So, the villagers began trusting them. 

    Chivala in Purola is a sparsely populated village. Along with folks of Uttarakhand origin, folks of Nepal origin additionally dwell right here. All of them have been being given varied temptations. Most of the villagers fell into this temptation and even transformed. The native administration is now keeping track of your complete
    village. 

    DEHRADUN: Six folks, together with a pastor of the Mussoorie Church, have been booked below the state’s new anti-conversion regulation. This is the primary case within the state after the brand new regulation was enacted.

    Police have registered a case in opposition to six folks, together with a priest of a Union Church in Mussoorie, Pastor Lazarus Cornelius and his spouse Pushpa Cornelius who had gone to transform the locals of Chiwala village in Uttarkashi. Enraged over the incident, the folks of Purola took out an all-party procession and stored the market closed and demanded rapid arrest of the culprits.

    The police headquarters has directed to analyze the case on a precedence foundation. ADG (Law and Order) and police spokesperson V Murugesan mentioned, “Instructions have been given to investigate the matter on priority basis and have asked to take action immediately. Police have also been directed to maintain law and order in the district”.

    There was a fierce argument and scuffle in Chiwala village with the individuals who got here to transform on Friday, after which the police introduced them again to Mussoorie with safety.  The police have registered a case in opposition to each the events. Pastor Pastor Lazarus Cornelius and his spouse Pushpa have additionally been named within the case registered below the conversion regulation.

    Recently, locals caught some individuals who had come from a church in Mussoorie whereas changing some folks to Chiwala village. There was an argument and assault with the individuals who got here to transform. The police had registered instances on each side.

    Cornelius is a pastor of the Union Church of Mussoorie. It is being advised that after the investigation, the accused priest and others can be arrested quickly. This is the primary case of spiritual conversion within the state after the modification to the Freedom of Religion Act. After the modification, the punishment below this regulation has been elevated to 10 years. 

    According to police sources, the priest’s group had been visiting Chiwala village for years. Prayer conferences have been being held secretly right here. These folks have been additionally distributing literature associated to their faith within the village. According to sources, many forms of confusion have been additionally being unfold concerning the unique faith of the villagers. So, the villagers began trusting them. 

    Chivala in Purola is a sparsely populated village. Along with folks of Uttarakhand origin, folks of Nepal origin additionally dwell right here. All of them have been being given varied temptations. Most of the villagers fell into this temptation and even transformed. The native administration is now keeping track of your complete
    village. 

  • Haryana notifies guidelines below anti-conversion regulation, DMs to ask objections earlier than approval

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH:  The Haryana authorities has notified guidelines to implement its regulation in opposition to non secular conversion by means of power, undue affect or allurement below which district magistrates must publish a public discover and invite objections, if any, to an meant conversion.

    The state meeting handed the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill in March this 12 months. The anti-conversion regulation was notified a month later after the governor’s assent.

    The new guidelines, Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Rules, 2022, have been notified on December 15 below the Act for implementation after the state cabinet just lately authorized them.

    Similar payments have been handed within the current previous in BJP-ruled states together with Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

    According to the notified guidelines, any particular person meaning to convert to a different faith shall, previous to such conversion, give a declaration in Form ‘A’ to the district Justice of the Peace of the district by which he’s completely residing.

    “In case the particular person meant to be transformed is a minor, each of the mother and father or surviving mother or father, because the case could also be, shall give a declaration in Form ‘B’.

    “Any religious priest and/or any person who intends to organise conversion under the Act shall give prior notice in Form C to the district magistrate of the district where such conversion is proposed to be organised,” the foundations state.

    The district magistrates must publish a public discover and invite objections in writing, if any, to the meant conversion.

    Such notices might be put up within the district Justice of the Peace’s workplace as soon as a declaration is made by an individual who intends to transform to a different faith willfully “without any misrepresentation, use of force, threat, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or for marriage”.

    While making a declaration earlier than the district Justice of the Peace, such people must specify particulars like a cause for the conversion, how lengthy they’ve been professing the faith which they’ve determined to surrender, whether or not they belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, occupation and month-to-month revenue.

    “The district magistrate shall on the receipt of written objections to such intended conversion. verify and get the matter inquired into by such officer or agency, as he may deem fit,” the foundations state.

    Upon verification, if the district Justice of the Peace finds that power or inducement has been used or is probably going for use in any conversion and {that a} conversion has taken place with out discover, he could refer the case together with all materials adduced throughout the course of the inquiry to the involved police station for registration of a case and its investigation.

    “The district magistrate, if satisfied that the conversion is willful and without any misrepresentation, use of force, threat, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or for marriage, will issue a certificate to that effect,” the foundations state.

    Any particular person aggrieved by any order of a district Justice of the Peace handed below the related provisions of the Act could file an attraction inside 30 days from the date of receipt of a licensed copy of the order earlier than the involved divisional commissioner.

    A priest or any one that intends to organise the conversion must search prior permission from the district Justice of the Peace, giving full particulars of such a ceremony, in line with the foundations.

    Under the Act, in instances the place courts declare such marriage as null and void, the regulation offers the best to upkeep to the sufferer husband or spouse and the minor youngster born out of wedlock till she or he turns grownup, although it is going to proceed in case the kid is bodily challenged.

    According to the anti-conversion regulation, the burden of proof as as to if the conversion was not effected by means of misrepresentation, power, undue affect, coercion, marriage or some other fraudulent means accomplished for the aim of finishing up conversion lies on the accused.

    Further, if the conversion is finished by allurement, use of power, coercion or fraudulent means, together with using digital mode, there’s a provision for imprisonment of 1 to 5 years and a superb of not lower than Rs 1 lakh.

    Anyone concealing his faith with an intention to marry shall be punished with imprisonment for a time period of not lower than three years, which can lengthen as much as 10 years and shall be liable to pay a superb not lower than Rs 3 lakh.

    Anyone conducting a mass conversion is punishable with imprisonment for a time period which shall not be lower than 5 years and should lengthen as much as 10 years and shall even be liable to pay a superb not lower than Rs 4 lakh, in line with the regulation.

    CHANDIGARH:  The Haryana authorities has notified guidelines to implement its regulation in opposition to non secular conversion by means of power, undue affect or allurement below which district magistrates must publish a public discover and invite objections, if any, to an meant conversion.

    The state meeting handed the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill in March this 12 months. The anti-conversion regulation was notified a month later after the governor’s assent.

    The new guidelines, Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Rules, 2022, have been notified on December 15 below the Act for implementation after the state cabinet just lately authorized them.

    Similar payments have been handed within the current previous in BJP-ruled states together with Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

    According to the notified guidelines, any particular person meaning to convert to a different faith shall, previous to such conversion, give a declaration in Form ‘A’ to the district Justice of the Peace of the district by which he’s completely residing.

    “In case the particular person meant to be transformed is a minor, each of the mother and father or surviving mother or father, because the case could also be, shall give a declaration in Form ‘B’.

    “Any religious priest and/or any person who intends to organise conversion under the Act shall give prior notice in Form C to the district magistrate of the district where such conversion is proposed to be organised,” the foundations state.

    The district magistrates must publish a public discover and invite objections in writing, if any, to the meant conversion.

    Such notices might be put up within the district Justice of the Peace’s workplace as soon as a declaration is made by an individual who intends to transform to a different faith willfully “without any misrepresentation, use of force, threat, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or for marriage”.

    While making a declaration earlier than the district Justice of the Peace, such people must specify particulars like a cause for the conversion, how lengthy they’ve been professing the faith which they’ve determined to surrender, whether or not they belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, occupation and month-to-month revenue.

    “The district magistrate shall on the receipt of written objections to such intended conversion. verify and get the matter inquired into by such officer or agency, as he may deem fit,” the foundations state.

    Upon verification, if the district Justice of the Peace finds that power or inducement has been used or is probably going for use in any conversion and {that a} conversion has taken place with out discover, he could refer the case together with all materials adduced throughout the course of the inquiry to the involved police station for registration of a case and its investigation.

    “The district magistrate, if satisfied that the conversion is willful and without any misrepresentation, use of force, threat, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or for marriage, will issue a certificate to that effect,” the foundations state.

    Any particular person aggrieved by any order of a district Justice of the Peace handed below the related provisions of the Act could file an attraction inside 30 days from the date of receipt of a licensed copy of the order earlier than the involved divisional commissioner.

    A priest or any one that intends to organise the conversion must search prior permission from the district Justice of the Peace, giving full particulars of such a ceremony, in line with the foundations.

    Under the Act, in instances the place courts declare such marriage as null and void, the regulation offers the best to upkeep to the sufferer husband or spouse and the minor youngster born out of wedlock till she or he turns grownup, although it is going to proceed in case the kid is bodily challenged.

    According to the anti-conversion regulation, the burden of proof as as to if the conversion was not effected by means of misrepresentation, power, undue affect, coercion, marriage or some other fraudulent means accomplished for the aim of finishing up conversion lies on the accused.

    Further, if the conversion is finished by allurement, use of power, coercion or fraudulent means, together with using digital mode, there’s a provision for imprisonment of 1 to 5 years and a superb of not lower than Rs 1 lakh.

    Anyone concealing his faith with an intention to marry shall be punished with imprisonment for a time period of not lower than three years, which can lengthen as much as 10 years and shall be liable to pay a superb not lower than Rs 3 lakh.

    Anyone conducting a mass conversion is punishable with imprisonment for a time period which shall not be lower than 5 years and should lengthen as much as 10 years and shall even be liable to pay a superb not lower than Rs 4 lakh, in line with the regulation.

  • Maha govt panel set as much as acquire knowledge on inter-faith {couples}, Opposition slams ‘retrograde’ transfer

    By Online Desk

    MUMBAI: In a disturbing growth, the Maharashtra authorities has arrange a committee to assemble data on inter-faith and inter-caste marriage {couples} and the maternal households of the ladies concerned if they’re estranged. The panel may have 13 members from authorities and non-government fields to review insurance policies concerning associated welfare schemes and legal guidelines.

    The opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has condemned the “retrograde” step, stating that the Eknath Shinde authorities had no proper to spy on the non-public lives of individuals. Senior NCP chief and former state minister Jitendra Awhad tweeted, “What’s this rubbish of committee to check inter-caste/religion marriages? Who is govt to spy on who marries whom? In liberal Maharashtra this a retrograde, nauseating step. Which way is progressive Maharashtra heading towards. Stay away from people’s private life.”

    A Government Resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday by the state’s Women and Child Development Department stated the “Intercaste/Interfaith marriage-family coordination committee (state level)” can be headed by Lodha.

    They will maintain common conferences with district officers and acquire data on registered and unregistered inter-faith and inter-caste marriages together with elopement, it stated.

    The committee will monitor district-level initiatives for ladies concerned in such marriages who could also be estranged from their households, in order that help might be supplied if obligatory, it stated. Women and their households can even use the platform to avail of counselling and resolve points.

    ALSO READ | Anti-conversion regulation: MP govt to maneuver SC in opposition to interim aid from motion given to interfaith {couples}

    State minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha who’s heading the committee head claimed it was “an attempt to ensure that the Shraddha Walkar case does not happen again.”

    “The proven fact that Walkar’s household was not conscious that she had died six months in the past is frightening… the committee is being arrange to make sure ladies in such marriages should not away from their households,” he stated.

    Walkar was murdered allegedly by her associate Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi in May this yr who had strangled and reduce her physique into 35 items which he saved in a 300-litre fridge for nearly three weeks at his residence in Mehrauli, earlier than dumping them throughout the town over a number of days.

    READ HERE | Anti-conversion legal guidelines, tedious Special Marriage Act harm interfaith unions

    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had just lately stated that his authorities would research legal guidelines on freedom of faith enacted by different states, however had not but selected introducing an analogous regulation within the western state.

    “Love jihad”, utilized by right-wing activists, alleges a ‘ploy’ by Muslim males to lure Hindu ladies into conversion by marriage.

    (With PTI inputs)

    MUMBAI: In a disturbing growth, the Maharashtra authorities has arrange a committee to assemble data on inter-faith and inter-caste marriage {couples} and the maternal households of the ladies concerned if they’re estranged. The panel may have 13 members from authorities and non-government fields to review insurance policies concerning associated welfare schemes and legal guidelines.

    The opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has condemned the “retrograde” step, stating that the Eknath Shinde authorities had no proper to spy on the non-public lives of individuals. Senior NCP chief and former state minister Jitendra Awhad tweeted, “What’s this rubbish of committee to check inter-caste/religion marriages? Who is govt to spy on who marries whom? In liberal Maharashtra this a retrograde, nauseating step. Which way is progressive Maharashtra heading towards. Stay away from people’s private life.”

    A Government Resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday by the state’s Women and Child Development Department stated the “Intercaste/Interfaith marriage-family coordination committee (state level)” can be headed by Lodha.

    They will maintain common conferences with district officers and acquire data on registered and unregistered inter-faith and inter-caste marriages together with elopement, it stated.

    The committee will monitor district-level initiatives for ladies concerned in such marriages who could also be estranged from their households, in order that help might be supplied if obligatory, it stated. Women and their households can even use the platform to avail of counselling and resolve points.

    ALSO READ | Anti-conversion regulation: MP govt to maneuver SC in opposition to interim aid from motion given to interfaith {couples}

    State minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha who’s heading the committee head claimed it was “an attempt to ensure that the Shraddha Walkar case does not happen again.”

    “The proven fact that Walkar’s household was not conscious that she had died six months in the past is frightening… the committee is being arrange to make sure ladies in such marriages should not away from their households,” he stated.

    Walkar was murdered allegedly by her associate Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi in May this yr who had strangled and reduce her physique into 35 items which he saved in a 300-litre fridge for nearly three weeks at his residence in Mehrauli, earlier than dumping them throughout the town over a number of days.

    READ HERE | Anti-conversion legal guidelines, tedious Special Marriage Act harm interfaith unions

    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had just lately stated that his authorities would research legal guidelines on freedom of faith enacted by different states, however had not but selected introducing an analogous regulation within the western state.

    “Love jihad”, utilized by right-wing activists, alleges a ‘ploy’ by Muslim males to lure Hindu ladies into conversion by marriage.

    (With PTI inputs)

  • Forced non secular conversion “very serious” matter, says Supreme Court

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Forced non secular conversion might pose a hazard to nationwide safety and impinge on the non secular freedom of residents, the Supreme Court stated on Monday and requested the Centre to step in and make honest efforts to sort out the “very serious” problem.

    The courtroom warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if proselytisation via deception, allurement and intimidation is just not stopped.

    “The issue with respect to the alleged conversion of religion, if it is found to be correct and true, is a very serious issue which may ultimately affect the security of the nation as well as the freedom of religion and conscience of the citizens.”

    “Therefore, it is better that the Union government may make their stand clear and file counter on what steps can be taken by Union and/or others to curb such forced conversion maybe by force, allurement or fraudulent means,” a bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima Kohli stated.

    The courtroom requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to enumerate measures to curb the observe.

    “This is a very serious matter. Sincere efforts are to be made by the Centre to stop forced conversions. Otherwise, a very difficult situation will come. Tell us what action do you propose….You have to step in,” the bench noticed.

    Mehta submitted earlier than the highest courtroom that the problem was debated even within the Constituent Assembly.

    “There were two Acts. One was by the Odisha government and another one by Madhya Pradesh dealing with regulation of any forcible conversion by deceit, falsehood or fraud, money. These issues came before this court for consideration and the top court upheld the validity,” Mehta stated.

    The solicitor basic stated pressured non secular conversions are rampant in tribal areas.

    Many a time the victims aren’t conscious they’re the subject material of legal offence and would say they’re being helped, Mehta stated.

    The prime courtroom noticed there could also be freedom of faith however there can’t be freedom of faith by pressured conversion.

    It granted time until November 22, 2022, to the Centre to file its response on the problem and posted the matter for listening to on November 28.

    The apex courtroom was listening to a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay searching for path from the Centre and states to take stringent steps to regulate fraudulent non secular conversion by “intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits.”

    The prime courtroom had on September 23 sought responses from the Centre and others to the plea.

    Upadhyay submitted in his plea that pressured non secular conversion is a nationwide downside which must be tackled instantly.

    “The injury caused to the citizens is extremely large because there is not even one district which is free of religious conversion by ‘hook and crook’,” the plea submitted.

    “Incidents are reported every week throughout the country where conversion is done by intimidating, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits and also by using black magic, superstition, miracles but Centre and States have not taken stringent steps to stop this menace,” stated the plea filed via advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey.

    The plea has additionally sought instructions to the Law Commission of India to organize a report in addition to a Bill to regulate non secular conversion by intimidation and thru financial advantages.

    NEW DELHI: Forced non secular conversion might pose a hazard to nationwide safety and impinge on the non secular freedom of residents, the Supreme Court stated on Monday and requested the Centre to step in and make honest efforts to sort out the “very serious” problem.

    The courtroom warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if proselytisation via deception, allurement and intimidation is just not stopped.

    “The issue with respect to the alleged conversion of religion, if it is found to be correct and true, is a very serious issue which may ultimately affect the security of the nation as well as the freedom of religion and conscience of the citizens.”

    “Therefore, it is better that the Union government may make their stand clear and file counter on what steps can be taken by Union and/or others to curb such forced conversion maybe by force, allurement or fraudulent means,” a bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima Kohli stated.

    The courtroom requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to enumerate measures to curb the observe.

    “This is a very serious matter. Sincere efforts are to be made by the Centre to stop forced conversions. Otherwise, a very difficult situation will come. Tell us what action do you propose….You have to step in,” the bench noticed.

    Mehta submitted earlier than the highest courtroom that the problem was debated even within the Constituent Assembly.

    “There were two Acts. One was by the Odisha government and another one by Madhya Pradesh dealing with regulation of any forcible conversion by deceit, falsehood or fraud, money. These issues came before this court for consideration and the top court upheld the validity,” Mehta stated.

    The solicitor basic stated pressured non secular conversions are rampant in tribal areas.

    Many a time the victims aren’t conscious they’re the subject material of legal offence and would say they’re being helped, Mehta stated.

    The prime courtroom noticed there could also be freedom of faith however there can’t be freedom of faith by pressured conversion.

    It granted time until November 22, 2022, to the Centre to file its response on the problem and posted the matter for listening to on November 28.

    The apex courtroom was listening to a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay searching for path from the Centre and states to take stringent steps to regulate fraudulent non secular conversion by “intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits.”

    The prime courtroom had on September 23 sought responses from the Centre and others to the plea.

    Upadhyay submitted in his plea that pressured non secular conversion is a nationwide downside which must be tackled instantly.

    “The injury caused to the citizens is extremely large because there is not even one district which is free of religious conversion by ‘hook and crook’,” the plea submitted.

    “Incidents are reported every week throughout the country where conversion is done by intimidating, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits and also by using black magic, superstition, miracles but Centre and States have not taken stringent steps to stop this menace,” stated the plea filed via advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey.

    The plea has additionally sought instructions to the Law Commission of India to organize a report in addition to a Bill to regulate non secular conversion by intimidation and thru financial advantages.

  • Issue of compelled conversions ‘severe’ and may have an effect on safety of nation: SC

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Terming the problem of fraudulent and compelled spiritual conversion as ‘severe’ and ‘harmful,’ Supreme Court on Monday requested centre to file affidavit by Nov 22 detailing steps taken in opposition to forcible conversion. 

    The courtroom warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if proselytisation by means of deception, allurement and intimidation will not be stopped.

    The bench of Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli mentioned mentioned, “Everyone has right to freedom of religion but not by forced conversion. It’s a very dangerous thing.” 

    The bench additionally added that the problem may in the end have an effect on the safety of the nation in addition to the liberty of faith and conscience of the residents. 

    “The concern with respect to the alleged conversion of faith, whether it is discovered to be appropriate and true, is a really severe concern which can in the end have an effect on the safety of the nation in addition to the liberty of faith and conscience of the residents. Therefore, it’s higher that Union authorities could make their stand clear and file counter on what additional steps will be taken by Union and/or others to curb such compelled conversion possibly by pressure, allurement or fraudulent means,” the courtroom mentioned. 

    Responding to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s rivalry that spiritual conversion is rampant in tribal areas, the bench mentioned, “You have to step in now.”

    Mehta submitted earlier than the highest courtroom that the problem was debated even within the Constituent Assembly.

    “There were two Acts. One was by the Odisha government and another one by Madhya Pradesh dealing with regulation of any forcible conversion by deceit, falsehood or fraud, money. These issues came before this court for consideration and the top court upheld the validity,” Mehta mentioned.

    The solicitor basic mentioned compelled spiritual conversions are rampant in tribal areas.

    ALSO READ | High priest tells Sikh youth to show martial, flags rise in conversions

    Many a time the victims aren’t conscious they’re the subject material of legal offence and would say they’re being helped, Mehta mentioned.

    The high courtroom noticed there could also be freedom of faith however there can’t be freedom of faith by compelled conversion.

    The courtroom’s remarks got here in a plea filed by BJP chief Ashwini Upadhyay to declare spiritual conversion by fraud, intimidation, menace and deceiving by luring items and financial advantages as violative of elementary rights. 

    Upadhyay’s plea which was filed in opposition to the backdrop of suicide of 17 yr outdated lady Lavanya in Tamil Nadu had searched for taking stringent steps to regulate spiritual conversion and as a substitute prayed for guiding the Law Commission of India to organize a report in addition to a invoice to regulate “Deceit Religious Conversion”. 

    “There is not even one district which is free of religious conversion by hook and crook and the carrot and the stick,” the plea said. It was additionally argued that the scenario is alarming as many people and organisations are finishing up mass conversions of SC-STs in rural areas. 

    “The mass conversion of socially economically underprivileged people, particularly belonging to SC-ST, has been on a steep rise for the last 2 decades. These organisations operate very smoothly targeting socially economically underprivileged sections particularly belonging to the SC-ST community,” the plea additionally said.

    (With inputs from PTI)

    NEW DELHI: Terming the problem of fraudulent and compelled spiritual conversion as ‘severe’ and ‘harmful,’ Supreme Court on Monday requested centre to file affidavit by Nov 22 detailing steps taken in opposition to forcible conversion. 

    The courtroom warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if proselytisation by means of deception, allurement and intimidation will not be stopped.

    The bench of Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli mentioned mentioned, “Everyone has right to freedom of religion but not by forced conversion. It’s a very dangerous thing.” 

    The bench additionally added that the problem may in the end have an effect on the safety of the nation in addition to the liberty of faith and conscience of the residents. 

    “The concern with respect to the alleged conversion of faith, whether it is discovered to be appropriate and true, is a really severe concern which can in the end have an effect on the safety of the nation in addition to the liberty of faith and conscience of the residents. Therefore, it’s higher that Union authorities could make their stand clear and file counter on what additional steps will be taken by Union and/or others to curb such compelled conversion possibly by pressure, allurement or fraudulent means,” the courtroom mentioned. 

    Responding to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s rivalry that spiritual conversion is rampant in tribal areas, the bench mentioned, “You have to step in now.”

    Mehta submitted earlier than the highest courtroom that the problem was debated even within the Constituent Assembly.

    “There were two Acts. One was by the Odisha government and another one by Madhya Pradesh dealing with regulation of any forcible conversion by deceit, falsehood or fraud, money. These issues came before this court for consideration and the top court upheld the validity,” Mehta mentioned.

    The solicitor basic mentioned compelled spiritual conversions are rampant in tribal areas.

    ALSO READ | High priest tells Sikh youth to show martial, flags rise in conversions

    Many a time the victims aren’t conscious they’re the subject material of legal offence and would say they’re being helped, Mehta mentioned.

    The high courtroom noticed there could also be freedom of faith however there can’t be freedom of faith by compelled conversion.

    The courtroom’s remarks got here in a plea filed by BJP chief Ashwini Upadhyay to declare spiritual conversion by fraud, intimidation, menace and deceiving by luring items and financial advantages as violative of elementary rights. 

    Upadhyay’s plea which was filed in opposition to the backdrop of suicide of 17 yr outdated lady Lavanya in Tamil Nadu had searched for taking stringent steps to regulate spiritual conversion and as a substitute prayed for guiding the Law Commission of India to organize a report in addition to a invoice to regulate “Deceit Religious Conversion”. 

    “There is not even one district which is free of religious conversion by hook and crook and the carrot and the stick,” the plea said. It was additionally argued that the scenario is alarming as many people and organisations are finishing up mass conversions of SC-STs in rural areas. 

    “The mass conversion of socially economically underprivileged people, particularly belonging to SC-ST, has been on a steep rise for the last 2 decades. These organisations operate very smoothly targeting socially economically underprivileged sections particularly belonging to the SC-ST community,” the plea additionally said.

    (With inputs from PTI)

  • Four extra held for alleged ‘forceful’ conversions in UP’s Meerut; 8 arrested to this point

    By PTI

    MEERUT (UP): Four extra individuals have been arrested for his or her alleged involvement in spiritual conversions right here, taking the full variety of arrests to eight, police mentioned on Sunday.

    They have been booked underneath Section 3, 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Conversion Prohibition Act following a grievance by residents of Mangatapuram Colony right here.

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan mentioned the 4 contemporary arrests have been made on Saturday night time.

    Those arrested are recognized as Anil, Sardar, Nikku and Basant. Four others Binwa, Prema, Titli and Reena have been arrested earlier. Another accused Chhabili alias Shiva is absconding, police mentioned.

    During COVID-19, some individuals offered meals and monetary help to the poor in Mangatapuram Colony after which allegedly pressured them to transform to Christianity, the police mentioned.

    According to the grievance, the accused additionally eliminated photos of Hindu deities from their homes.

    “On protesting or complaining, the accused come home with knives and sticks and threaten to kill,” the grievance acknowledged.

    While there isn’t a point out of the variety of conversions, native BJP chief Deepak Sharma claimed that greater than 100 individuals had allegedly been transformed to Christianity.

    “This has been going on for the past three years. During the COVID-19 period, people were given ration and money to convert to Christianity. Now, other people are being threatened to convert as well,” Sharma alleged.

    MEERUT (UP): Four extra individuals have been arrested for his or her alleged involvement in spiritual conversions right here, taking the full variety of arrests to eight, police mentioned on Sunday.

    They have been booked underneath Section 3, 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Conversion Prohibition Act following a grievance by residents of Mangatapuram Colony right here.

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan mentioned the 4 contemporary arrests have been made on Saturday night time.

    Those arrested are recognized as Anil, Sardar, Nikku and Basant. Four others Binwa, Prema, Titli and Reena have been arrested earlier. Another accused Chhabili alias Shiva is absconding, police mentioned.

    During COVID-19, some individuals offered meals and monetary help to the poor in Mangatapuram Colony after which allegedly pressured them to transform to Christianity, the police mentioned.

    According to the grievance, the accused additionally eliminated photos of Hindu deities from their homes.

    “On protesting or complaining, the accused come home with knives and sticks and threaten to kill,” the grievance acknowledged.

    While there isn’t a point out of the variety of conversions, native BJP chief Deepak Sharma claimed that greater than 100 individuals had allegedly been transformed to Christianity.

    “This has been going on for the past three years. During the COVID-19 period, people were given ration and money to convert to Christianity. Now, other people are being threatened to convert as well,” Sharma alleged.

  • No cremation land for Odisha man who transformed to Christianity 5 years in the past

    Express News Service

    UMERKOTE: In a weird incident, a 70-year-old man, who transformed to Christianity 5 years again, was awaiting cremation 24 hours after his demise in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district as a result of no neighborhood would allegedly give area for funeral.

    The incident was reported from Gulibodon village in Jharigaon block. Source mentioned, Jitru Bhatra died on Friday morning and shortly an issue erupted over his funeral. While the Hindu neighborhood refused area in its cremation grounds, the Christians additionally did the identical as his identify was not registered with the church.

    The villagers had urged Jitru to re-convert to Hinduism however the latter didn’t relent.  He was from the only Christian household within the village. The village doesn’t have a Christian cemetery and locals didn’t permit area for funeral in cremation floor of Hindu neighborhood.Till the report was filed, the stalemate continued and the physique was shifted to Umerkote neighborhood well being centre (CHC) morgue.

    The locals requested the native administration to shift the 70-year-old’s physique elsewhere for cremation. When knowledgeable, Jharigaon tehsildar Chinmaya Sagar and Umerkote IIC Deepak Kumar Jena rushed to the village and held discussions with the locals who remained adamant on their demand.

    Finding no different different, the administration allotted a website close to Gulibodona for Jitru’s funeral however the answer led to extra issues as together with tons of of residents of Gulibodona, these from neighbouring Niropodor and Gobri villages rushed to the location and prevented the burial. Left in a spot, the native officers shifted Jitru’s physique to the morgue on Saturday night.

    As Jitru had not registered his identify with the JELC Church at Umerkote, his physique was additionally not allowed to be buried on the Christian graveyard right here. Sagar mentioned a choice on the location the place Jitru’s physique shall be cremated will likely be taken on Sunday.

    Nabarangpur further district Justice of the Peace (ADM) Bhaskar Raito mentioned one other place for will likely be allotted on Sunday for burial. Senior officers will attain stay current to handle the scenario, he added.This just isn’t the primary such incident reported from the district. Last month, members of the family of a 32-year-old lady blocked State Highway-39 after they had been denied her burial on the native cemetery.

    The deceased Pushpanjali Bagh, a resident of Dongri road in Nabarangpur city, had not too long ago transformed to Christianity and didn’t have her identify registered within the JELC church.Family members alleged that the native Christians don’t permit the burial of those that didn’t register themselves on the church.
    Nabarangpur Christians Minority secretary Gourab Kaunri knowledgeable that there was no cemetery for transformed Christians.

    UMERKOTE: In a weird incident, a 70-year-old man, who transformed to Christianity 5 years again, was awaiting cremation 24 hours after his demise in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district as a result of no neighborhood would allegedly give area for funeral.

    The incident was reported from Gulibodon village in Jharigaon block. Source mentioned, Jitru Bhatra died on Friday morning and shortly an issue erupted over his funeral. While the Hindu neighborhood refused area in its cremation grounds, the Christians additionally did the identical as his identify was not registered with the church.

    The villagers had urged Jitru to re-convert to Hinduism however the latter didn’t relent.  He was from the only Christian household within the village. The village doesn’t have a Christian cemetery and locals didn’t permit area for funeral in cremation floor of Hindu neighborhood.Till the report was filed, the stalemate continued and the physique was shifted to Umerkote neighborhood well being centre (CHC) morgue.

    The locals requested the native administration to shift the 70-year-old’s physique elsewhere for cremation. When knowledgeable, Jharigaon tehsildar Chinmaya Sagar and Umerkote IIC Deepak Kumar Jena rushed to the village and held discussions with the locals who remained adamant on their demand.

    Finding no different different, the administration allotted a website close to Gulibodona for Jitru’s funeral however the answer led to extra issues as together with tons of of residents of Gulibodona, these from neighbouring Niropodor and Gobri villages rushed to the location and prevented the burial. Left in a spot, the native officers shifted Jitru’s physique to the morgue on Saturday night.

    As Jitru had not registered his identify with the JELC Church at Umerkote, his physique was additionally not allowed to be buried on the Christian graveyard right here. Sagar mentioned a choice on the location the place Jitru’s physique shall be cremated will likely be taken on Sunday.

    Nabarangpur further district Justice of the Peace (ADM) Bhaskar Raito mentioned one other place for will likely be allotted on Sunday for burial. Senior officers will attain stay current to handle the scenario, he added.This just isn’t the primary such incident reported from the district. Last month, members of the family of a 32-year-old lady blocked State Highway-39 after they had been denied her burial on the native cemetery.

    The deceased Pushpanjali Bagh, a resident of Dongri road in Nabarangpur city, had not too long ago transformed to Christianity and didn’t have her identify registered within the JELC church.Family members alleged that the native Christians don’t permit the burial of those that didn’t register themselves on the church.
    Nabarangpur Christians Minority secretary Gourab Kaunri knowledgeable that there was no cemetery for transformed Christians.