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UP legislative council passes 'love jihad' law amid protests

UP legislative council has passed 'love jihad' law amid protests. 

The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2021 was passed by the UP Assembly on Wednesday by a voice vote.

The opposition demanded that the Bill should be sent to the select committee.

Under the 'Love Jihad' law, a person if convicted of forceful conversions for the sake of marriage, shall face imprisonment from one to five years, and the crime will be a non-bailable offence.
 

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