Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Nov 3: Minister for Kannada and culture, C T Ravi, said that Karnataka will soon pass an anti-religious conversion act.
In a tweet relating to the subject, he said that the state will be adopting the act as per the orders of the Allahabad high court, with the specific aim of stopping religious conversion for the explicit purpose of marriage. "If Jihadis continue to tamper with the dignity of our sisters, we will not sit quiet. There is a need to hand down harsh and quick punishments to people who get involved with religious conversion activities," he has opined.
In a recent verdict, the Allahabad high court had said that religious conversions for the specific purpose of marriage alone cannot be upheld. The court had given this judgement, duly rejecting a plea made by a couple seeking protection for three months after their marriage, duly refusing to intervene in the matter.