Maharashtra To Bring Law Against 'Love Jihad', Forms 7-Member Panel To Assess Legislation

The Maharashtra government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has formed a seven-member committee under the Director General of Police (DGP). 

File photo of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Source : PTI

The Mahayuti government in Maharashtra is set to bring a law against "Love Jihad" cases in the state.

The state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has formed a seven-member committee under the Director General of Police (DGP). 

The committee will examine the legal and technical aspects related to instances of "Love Jihad" (euphemism for interfaith relationships) and prepare a comprehensive report, which will then be submitted to the state government for further action.

The law against "Love Jihad" has been a long-awaited action of the Fandnavis government in Maharashtra. In October last year, the CM said that more than one lakh complaints have highlighted a deliberate "love jihad" conspiracy wherein Hindu women were being lured into marriage by men using fake identities. 

'Love Jihad' is an unofficial term used by Hindu groups to refer to an alleged campaign by Muslim men to convert Hindu girls under the pretext of love and marriage.