After U.P., Haryana mulls law against ‘love jihad’
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Centre, State taking situation severely, says Chief Minister Manohar Lal.
The Haryana authorities is considering a law against “love jihad”, a time period utilized by fringe teams to explain interfaith relationships.
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Chief Minister Manohar Lal mentioned on Sunday the Centre and the State authorities have been taking the “love jihad” situation very severely. He was speaking to journalists in Karnal within the backdrop of the homicide a 21-year-old pupil, Nikita, who was shot point-blank outdoors her faculty allegedly by a stalker and his pal in Faridabad district’s Ballabhgarh, final week.
“As the incident is being linked to “love jihad”, each the Centre and the State authorities are wanting into the difficulty,” he mentioned. They have been taking recommendation on the authorized entrance too. “Legal provisions are being looked at so that the guilty don’t get away and no innocent person is punished,” he mentioned.
Home Minister Anil Vij too took to twitter to declare that the State authorities was mulling over a law however didn’t reveal any particulars although.
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Later Mr. Vij mentioned in a press release efforts are being made throughout the nation to forestall non secular conversion by “love jihad”. “In the Faridabad incident too, the victim’s family has alleged that there was pressure for conversion, which is not acceptable,” he mentioned.
“This is a very serious matter. And if we have to bring a law to stop it, we will,” he mentioned.
A 3-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) had been constituted by the State authorities to probe the case. The police have arrested three males to date together with the primary accused, Tausheef, and his pal Rehan. Mr. Vij mentioned the SIT was additionally probing whether or not there was an organised effort to encourage non secular conversions.
On October 31, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had mentioned his authorities would convey an “effective law” against “love jihad”.
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