GANDHINAGAR: Chief minister Vijay Rupani on Friday announced that implementation of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 will begin from June 15.
The act was passed in the recently concluded budget session of the Gujarat assembly and was approved by Governor Acharya Devvrat recently.
In a statement, the chief minister said, “The implementation of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act will address the social issue of love jihad. It will be implemented in the state from June 15.’’ Earlier when the Bill was passed in the state assembly, minister of state for home and law Pradipsinh Jadeja had said, “The Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act seeks to deal with religious conversion through allurement, force or by misrepresentation or by any other fraudulent means. Hindu girls have been lured by ‘vidharmi’ boys with fake Hindu names and thereafter forcefully converted to other religions.”
The minister also added, “Not only girls, but their parents and family members have to face life threats and harassment. Social organizations like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak SAngh (RSS) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) which try to save girls and their families from harassment, also face life threats.
“It has become a law and order problem, so to control this law and order and social problem this law amendment was required.”
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