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WHAT IS LOVE JIHAD LAW?


What is 'Love Jihad'?

Love 'Jihad' is an unofficial term used by radical Hindu groups for referring to an alleged campaign by Muslim men to convert Hindu girls under the pretext of love.
 

What is 'Love Jihad' law?

The "UP Vidhi Virudh Dharma Samparivartan Pratishedh Adyadesh 2020" (prohibition of unlawful religious conversion), infamously known as the 'Love Jihad' law, states among other things that a marriage will be declared null and void if the “sole intention” of the same is to “change a girl’s religion”. The law cleared by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet defines punishment and fine under three different heads. Currently, three other BJP-ruled states – Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka – are also mulling laws designed to prevent "forcible conversions" through marriage.
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