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State govt determined to ensure no illegal conversions: MP Home Minister N
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said that the government is determined to ensure there are "no illegal conversions" in the state.
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Meghalaya TMC questions NPP silence on Assam church survey row, says party
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Meghalaya Trinamool Congress on Wednesday slammed the National People's Party for failing to take a stand against the recent Assam Police directive seeking information on churches and religious conversions in the region, with State VP George B Lyngdoh saying that NPP should question BJP
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SC to hear on Jan 2 pleas challenging state laws regulating inter-faith ma
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on January 2 a batch of pleas challenging state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriage.
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Madhya Pradesh notifies Freedom of Religion Act, 2022
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
With an aim of curbing cases of forced religious conversions, the Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday notified the Freedom of Religion Act.
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"Anti-conversion law should be enacted..." says Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday took note of religious conversions by saying that an anti-conversion law should be made to stop such acts.
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Religious conversions, separation of tribals from forefathers would break
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
He made the remark while speaking to ANI on Tuesday. Prabal Pratap Singh is the son of late Dilip Singh Judev. Notably, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat unveiled the statue of late Dilip Singh Judev in Jashpur on Monday.
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VHP seeks central law to stop illegal conversions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
After the Supreme Court showed concern over the 'forced religious conversions', Central Joint General Secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Surendra Jain on Tuesday demanded the Central Government bring a law to stop illegal conversions in the country.
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Uttar Pradesh: 9 booked for forced religious conversions in Meerut
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Police has lodged an FIR against nine people for allegedly forcing a few people to convert to Christianity in Meerut, said officials.
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"Religious conversions and Infiltration causing population imbalance in th
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale at an event on Wednesday said that infiltration from Bangladesh and conversion of Hindus are reasons for 'population imbalance'.
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VHP working president writes to Amit Shah, accuses Sikkim CM's political s
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) working president Alok Kumar has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah where he has alleged the political secretary of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang of indulging in religious "conversions".
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SC issues notice to Centre, others to take steps to control fraudulent rel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking direction to Centre and State governments to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion.
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Himachal Assembly passes Bill to curb illegal religious conversions
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh Assembly, in line with a few other BJP-ruled states, passed a bill on Saturday to curb "mass conversion" and raise the maximum punishment to 10 years of imprisonment in its 2019 law against any change of religion throug
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