The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared an ordinance that enables the state to police and punish inter-faith marriages with “the sole intention of changing a girl’s religion” This is, in one word, abhorrent.
Marrying someone you love is a fundamental right. If two persons have the right to get married despite their gender, caste, and religion, then this is a clear infringement of the Constitution‘s guarantee of the right against discrimination.
Love Jihad is a conspiracy theory, developed by proponents of Hindutva that has been used to invoke prejudice against Muslims. Hatred is spread through malicious propaganda that suggests interreligious relationships are a sinister plot to exert power over gullible Hindus.
India's one of the few democratic countries in the world where even a law against committing suicide has yet to be enacted, and yet there have been numerous cases where people have taken their lives because of being forced into a marriage. In the face of this, a law against love jihad is like a specter from authoritarian regimes. It is not just draconian, it is unfeeling and can be dangerous. Some of such key issues are-
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