Ahead of the three day assembly session the Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved the draft of MP Freedom to Regio Bill or the Love Jihad Bill in a special meeting chaired by the Chief Minister.
Under the proposed bill the law broker will face 10 year jail and a minimum of Rs. 50,000 fine.
“We won’t allow forced conversions in Madhya Pradesh. Under the new bill, anyone who does it will face a jail term up to 10 yrs and minimum Rs 50,000 fine. Many incidents came to light where minor girls were converted, married & made to contest Panchayat polls,” said the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Meanwhile addressing to the media, the state Home Minister Narottam Mishra lauded the state government’s stand and said the will help the woman to fight against the odds.
Under the new MP Freedom of Religion Bill 2020, forced conversion of a minor, woman or a person from Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, would draw a jail term up to 10 years with a minimum penalty of Rs 50,000,” Narottam Mishra said.
