Madhya Pradesh here on Saturday implemented ‘MP Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020’, a legislation meant to check love jehad cases. The Home Department after attaining an approval from the Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday issued an order to all the district collectors for the implementation of the said ordinance.
The Shivraj government which wanted to get an approval for the bill in assembly’s winter session was constrained to bring in an ordinance as the winter session was cancelled due to Covid19 threat.
With the implementation of the ordinance, those accused in deceitful inter-faith marriages will be booked under the new provision.
Earlier on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Dept of Home notified the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020 in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette thereby bringing the law into effect.
An ordinance to provide freedom of religion by prohibiting conversion from one religion to another misrepresentation, allurement, use of threat or force, undue influence, coercion, marriage or any fraudulent means and for the matters concerned therewith or incidental thereto, read the notification. Those found guilty of converting women with the help of threat, marriage, allurement or any other unfair mean by upto five-year jail term and upto Rs 25,000 fine.