Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law.
Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law: Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws anti conversion law brought by BJP, to remove hijab ban in state as well. The law aimed to punish and fine people found religiously converting.
Karnataka Cabinet has decided to repeal the anti-conversion law brought in by the previous BJP government: Minister H K Patil
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 15, 2023
Anti Conversion law or The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act 2022.
The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act 2022, often known as the law prohibiting religious conversions, was enacted by the previous BJP-led administration and has since been repealed by the Congress-led Karnataka government.
Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law: Changes to the anti conversion law (bill) will be overturned in the upcoming assembly session, beginning July 3, according to the state’s Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, H K Patil.
Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law.
The Congress government’s move drew a heated reaction from the BJP. The revocation of the law, according to CT Ravi, the national general secretary of the BJP, was persuaded by what he called the “conversion mafia.”
Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law: Religious conversions that were made illegally through misinterpretation, coercion, force, undue influence, allurement, or any other illegal means were outlawed by the law. The Bill’s Section 3 makes it unlawful to convert from one religion to another using deception, coercion, fraud, force, threats of marriage, or other forms of coercion. Any violation of Section 3 was punishable by a fine of 25,000 and a three-year sentence that might be increased to five years in jail. The measure mandated that anybody considering converting to a different religion notify the relevant District Magistrate or Additional District Magistrate of their intent at least 30 days prior to the conversion.
Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law: The new Congress government in Karnataka is also set to remove the ban on hijab in the state. In addition, the Karnataka Cabinet has granted its approval to eliminate modifications made to school textbooks during the tenure of the BJP government. This decision entails the exclusion of teachings concerning the RSS founder K B Hedgewar, the Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, and lessons. authored by Chakravarthy Sulibele.
Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws Anti Conversion law: The state cabinet also decided to revoke the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Act that allowed private entities to directly trade with farmers, thereby curtailing the powers of the APMCs.
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