Govt. mulling law against ‘love jihad’, Haryana Home Minister tells Assembly
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He was replying to a discover drawing consideration to the Nikita Tomar homicide case.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Friday informed the Vidhan Sabha that the State authorities is contemplating a law against “love jihad” and has sought info from Himachal Pradesh, which had handed a Bill on the difficulty.
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly had final 12 months handed a Bill against conversion by power, inducement or by marriages solemnised for the “sole purpose” of adopting a brand new faith.
“We are mulling to bring a law against love jihad in Haryana,” Mr. Vij mentioned replying to a discover drawing consideration in the direction of Ballabhgarh’s Nikita Tomar homicide case.
The Home Minister mentioned a challan within the case shall be filed quickly and will probably be listed earlier than a quick observe courtroom.
Mr. Vij additionally informed the House that safety has been supplied to the sufferer’s household.
The accused —Tousif —belonged to some “powerful political family” and he was held inside 12 hours of committing the crime, Mr. Vij mentioned, including that the homicide has shaken the entire nation.
Nikita’s household has alleged that the accused was pressuring her to transform to Islam to be able to marry him.
Some Puucho outfits have alleged the girl’s homicide is a case of “love jihad”, referred to an alleged marketing campaign of Muslims forcing Puucho ladies to transform within the guise of affection.
Earlier, INLD MLA Abhay Singh Chautala demanded that the State authorities take sufficient steps to guard the lives of ladies.
He demanded that police safety needs to be supplied exterior instructional establishments with woman college students to cease such incidents.
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