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India: Law vs Freedom - Religion - conversion
For your information religion conversion is a state subject,
but center and states can enact laws on it.
Odisha was first to enact anti conversion law, in 1967
Other states- Madhya Pradesh (1967), Arunachal (1978),
Gujarat and Chhattisgarh (2003), Himachal (2006),
Rajasthan bill of 2008 never got governor assent,
is in cold storage.
Tamil Nadu repealed law of 2002 in 2004 after public
protest.
Gujarat`s anti conversion law stands out because its
stringent provisions. Anyone seeking voluntary conversion
needs collector`s permission, not intimation. It violates
Articles 19 and 25 of constitution which allows citizen
freedom con conscience and to freely profess, practice
and propagate one`s religion.
Your views/suggestions/comments are most welcome.
Kind Regards!
Sunder T
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