Law Against 'Love Jihad' Soon, 5 Years' Jail, Says Madhya Pradesh Minister

Tuesday, 17 November 2020Newsdesk

Weeks after the Karnataka and Haryana governments said they were considering legislation against "love jihad", Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra today said the state government would soon bring in a law to counter the problem.

New Delhi, 17 November 2020

As per news report of NDTV, a bill may be brought in in the next assembly session itself to tackle "love jihad", Narottam Mishra said, adding there will be a provision of five years rigorous imprisonment in it. "Cases will be registered under non-bailable sections...The collaborator will also be the culprit like the main accused," Mishra said. "For voluntary conversion for marriage, it will be mandatory to apply to the collector a month in advance."

Source -NDTV