Madhya Pradesh: Five years harsh sentence on love jihad, Shivraj government to bring law in next session

Bhopal, Ta. 17 November 2020, Tuesday

The Madhya Pradesh government is bringing a law against love jihad. State Home Minister Narottam Mishra said the law against love jihad would be brought in the next assembly session. Which will be a non-bailable offense and carries a provision of five years imprisonment. Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh government had said it would enact a law against love jihad.

Mishra said that Madhya Pradesh is preparing to introduce the Freedom of Religion Bill 2020 in the Assembly. There is a provision of five years rigorous imprisonment.

In addition, there is a provision to punish those who help in the crime of love jihad as the main charge. In addition, provision will be made to punish converts for forced marriages.

If one voluntarily converts and wants to get married, one has to take it to the collector's office one month in advance and apply. Once this law is passed, forcible marriages will be annulled.

It may be mentioned that the Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chauhan has also threatened to take strict action against such cases regarding love jihad.

Making preparations to introduce Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020 in Assembly. It'll provide for 5 yrs of rigorous imprisonment. We're also proposing that such crimes be declared a cognizable & non-bailable offense: MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra on 'Love Jihad' pic.twitter.com/N4NA7Js8Ai

- ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2020