Karnataka to scrap anti-conversion law
The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion introduced by the previous BJP government.
The proposal received the nod of the state cabinet today, according to HK Patil, the state's Law & Parliamentary Affairs minister.
The law which was adopted by many BJP-ruled states, was introduced in the southern state through an Ordinance or executive order in May last year. A bill to replace it was later introduced in the state assembly in September.
Under this law, a complaint can be lodged against an interfaith marriage, and the couple will have to prove that the marriage did not take place under coercion from either side.
“This law is targeted primarily at Muslims and Christians. Acts of charity (in education and health services) by minority institutions can be viewed as “allurement’, making minority institutions and individuals vulnerable to being targeted,” earlier said Bahutva Karnataka, a civic rights group in the state.
