Tag: love jihad
Inter-faith Couples Worried Over Yogi's 'love Jihad' Remark
A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that his government would make a strict law to curb 'love jihad', several couples from different religions on Sunday apprehended the misuse of the provision by police and asserted that it would also tantamount to infringement of their right to religion. ....
Allahabad HC Refuses To Stay 'love Jihad' Ordinance
The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to stay the Uttar Pradesh government's ordinance to ban unlawful religious conversions, but issued notices to the state and others on a bunch of PILs that challenged the law. ....
Himachal Makes Law Against Forced Religious Conversion
Over a year after the legislation was passed by the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has made a law to check "forcible religious conversions". ....
'Love Jihad': SC Declines To Stay UP, U'khand Laws Against Inter-faith Marriages, Issues Notice
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to stay the provisions of an Uttar Pradesh Ordinance and an Uttarakhand law, brought to checking unlawful religious conversions for inter-faith marriages. ....
Gujarat Assembly Passes 'Love Jihad' Bill
The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the 'Dharma Swatantrya' (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 which aims to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as 'Love Jihad', on the concluding day of the Budget session.....
Karnataka Government To Introduce Bill Prohibiting 'Love Jihad'
State Minister for Kannada and Culture Sunil Kumar said on Monday that the state government would soon bring in a law banning 'Love Jihad' in the state. ....
Minor Girl's Rape Takes 'Love Jihad' Turn In Karnataka
The alleged black mail and rape of a 13-year-old minor girl has taken a "love jihad" turn in Mandya district of Karnataka. ....
Over 100 Booked In Ghaziabad For Rioting Over 'love Jihad' Marriage
Over 100 workers of the BJP and other Hindu outfits, including a dozen-odd leaders, were booked in Ghaziabad on the charge of clashing with police and rioting over the marriage of a Hindu woman with a Muslim man, police said on Saturday.....
I'm Muslim, Want To Live With Husband, Hadiya Tells SC
Kerala woman Akhila Asokan, alias Hadiya who is in the midst of a 'love jihad' controversy, has told the Supreme Court that she is a Muslim now and wants to live with her husband Shafin Jahan -- with whom her marriage was annulled by the Kerala High Court.....
