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'Worst than the worst': Owaisi slams Maharashtra’s anti-conversion Bill over ‘brainwashing’ clause and suo motu police powers

March 16, 2026 10:56 am

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the proposed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, a violation of constitutional freedoms.

Arrests, allegations and a town on edge: Inside Mirzapur gym 'conversion' case

February 24, 2026 5:27 pm

From 'Mr Mirzapur' to a police cell: Inside the alleged conversion racket targeting women at 5 Mirzapur gyms. Discover how police uncovered the use of AI-generated images, blackmail, and extortion in this ground report.

Explained: Rajasthan’s Bill against ‘unlawful’ religious conversions

February 04, 2025 5:18 pm

It follows similar legislation in other states, such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The proposed law also reverses the burden of proof to the accused.

UP Govt tables Bill to make anti-conversion law more stringent

July 30, 2024 8:05 am

Saying that the existing provisions under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, are “not sufficient”, the government sought to make its anti-conversion law more stringent.

Budget Session: LS polls on mind, Cong govt not to table Bill against anti-conversion law

July 18, 2023 9:29 am

The anti-conversion Act is largely modelled on laws that are in existence in UP, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.

Haryana anti-conversion law: Congress says legislation ‘scary’; for BJP ‘need of the hour’

December 21, 2022 7:09 am

Several Congress MLAs have called the law “unconstitutional” and alleged that it is an attempt by the government to “create a divide in society on the basis of religion”.

Anatomy of anti-conversion legislation in India: A comparative look at state laws

August 16, 2022 3:24 pm

The HP Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022, passed on August 13, inserts a reference to 'mass conversion' in 2019 law and enhances punishment for forced conversion to 10 years

Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot gives nod to ordinance for anti-conversion Bill

May 17, 2022 9:56 pm

A cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai last week had approved a proposal for the issuance of the Bill as an ordinance to facilitate the immediate introduction of an anti-conversion law

Haryana passes Bill against conversion, Cong walks out

March 23, 2022 3:13 am

Provision of imprisonment of one to five years; fine of not less than Rs 1 lakh

Haryana: Cabinet nod for draft anti-conversion Bill, puts burden of proof on accused

February 09, 2022 5:11 am

The draft, approved in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, will now be tabled in the Vidhan Sabha during the Budget Session beginning March 2.