After U.P. and Haryana, Madhya Pradesh mulls law against ‘love jihad’
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There can be no jihad within the title of affection, says Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The Madhya Pradesh authorities will make authorized preparations to curb the alleged follow of affection jihad within the state, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated on Monday.
With this, Madhya Pradesh has change into the third BJP- dominated state to announce its intention to make authorized provisions against “love jihad“.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar had made similar announcements.
“There will be no jihad in the name of love, whoever does such an act will be set right. Legal arrangements will be made for this, “ Mr. Chouhan told reporters.
The chief minister was responding to questions on the issue after attending a meeting at state BJP headquarters here on Monday evening.
“Love jihad” is time period utilized by right-wing activists to confer with the alleged marketing campaign of Muslims forcing Puucho women to transform within the guise of affection.
On Saturday, Adityanath had stated his authorities would come out with a law to take care of “love jihad”. A day later, Haryana chief minister Khattar had stated his authorities can be contemplating authorized provisions against it to make sure “the guilty cannot escape”.
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