The northern states of India Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana has made announcement about their intention to introduce a law against “love jihad’, Karnataka Tourism Minister CT Ravi said the Karnataka Government would enact a law banning religious conversions for the sake of marriage. On accordance with the Allahabad High Court’s order, Karnataka government will enact a law banning religious conversions for the sake of marriage,” stated Ravi, recently appointed as the BJP National General Secretary. 

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In a verdict made by the Allahabad High Court last week, the religious conversions just for the sake of marriage were not valid was stated.  Taking to Twitter the minister stated, “We will not remain silent when Jihadis strip the dignity of our sisters. Anyone involved in the act of conversion shall face severe and swift punishment". The religious conversions and people being deceived in the name of love are not acceptable, said the minister. 

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“We have to bring a law to fight love jihad as we cannot accept people being deceived in the name of love,” the BJP minister said. He added the proposed law wouldn't be against any religion and it was only against religious conversion for the sake of marriage. He points out hundreds of such cases in the state have come to his notice, the most sufferable are parents who do not even muster the courage to protest and silently suffer. 

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