US EditionMaharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill and the Politics of 'Love Jihad'
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The auxiliary bishop of Mumbai intervenes on the ongoing debate in this Indian State on the measure against the "forced" conversions that the local government wants to have approved by the Legislative Assembly. "Insulate incidents could be dealt with by existing laws. Preoccupied and contrary to personal freedom the provision according to even a relative would be allowed to protrudedenunia" .
Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill and the Politics of 'Love Jihad'
The proposed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 introduces strict procedures for religious conversion even as its political framing revives the contested “love jihad” narrative and raises constitutional questions about freedom of faith.
Maharashtra’s Proposed Anti-Conversion Law: Manufacturing moral panic to criminalise personal choice
The decision of the Maharashtra Cabinet to approve the draft “Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026” marks the latest stage in a steadily expanding national trend of anti-conversion legislation framed around the spectre of “love jihad.” According to reports by The Indian Express, the proposed law, approved on March 5, would criminalise “unlawful” religious conversions with penalties of up to seven years’ imprisonment and fines up to ₹5 lakh, while s…
Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill: Legislating suspicion in the name of “love jihad”
The decision of the Maharashtra Cabinet to approve the draft “Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026” marks the latest stage in a steadily expanding national trend of anti-conversion legislation framed around the spectre of “love jihad.” According to reports by The Indian Express, the proposed law, approved on March 5, would criminalise “unlawful” religious conversions with penalties of up to seven years’ imprisonment and fines up to ₹5 lakh, while s…
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