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Hammering 'Hindu khatre mein hai' narrative: Congress leader Husain Dalwai says Maharashtra's new anti-conversion law could target interfaith couples
March 19, 2026 12:47 pm
In an interview, Husain Dalwai says the argument that the Hindu population is shrinking doesn't match the actual numbers. The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill is a calculated distraction from real issues such as hospital infrastructure and the closure of government schools, he claims.
Day after silence in Assembly, NCP flags concerns over anti-conversion Bill
March 17, 2026 10:24 pm
Warns against possible misuse
‘Introduced to target minorities’: Maharashtra anti-conversion Bill should be sent to joint panel of legislature, says SP MLA Rais Shaikh
March 14, 2026 6:02 pm
MLA Rais Shaikh said the Dharma Swatantrya Bill should not be passed without discussion and requires debate. Civil society groups and minority organisations should also be allowed to present their views on it, he added.
Maharashtra Bill proposes 60-day prior notice for religious conversion, jail up to 10 years for violations
March 13, 2026 5:27 pm
The bill further requires that after the conversion ceremony, both the individual who has converted and the person or organisation conducting the ceremony must submit a declaration to the district authorities within 60 days.
Cognizable and non-bailable offences with jail for 10 years – what Rajasthan’s new anti-conversion law says
February 04, 2025 3:52 am
Once passed, Rajasthan will join 11 other states – Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh – in having an anti-conversion law.
Why Arunachal Pradesh is bringing back 1978 Act against ‘forceful’ religious conversion
January 07, 2025 5:00 pm
The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act has been in cold storage for close to half a century. Why is it being brought back? And why was it first introduced?
Arrested Rampur trader’s family claims youth converted years ago, police trying to invoke new law to frame him
September 18, 2024 4:08 am
A case was registered against Rashid under provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, on the complaint of Satyam's mother Manju Devi.
Anti-conversion laws: No apex court hearing for 18 months on pleas from 8 states
August 01, 2024 2:01 am
On 16 January, 2023, a three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India allowed lawyers to transfer petitions pending before respective high courts to the top court.
Balrampur: Man gets 10 yrs jail for ‘forcing’ woman, 4 children to convert
January 26, 2023 5:18 am
According to Singh, the victim Manju Devi used to work as domestic help at Mohammad Jameel’s house. The two lived in the same locality.
SC will hear challenge to HC's leash on MP anti-conversion law: what is the issue, what did HC say?
January 03, 2023 3:48 pm
The HC in November last year restrained the state govt from prosecuting “adult citizens if they solemnise marriage on their own volition” and violate Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (MPFRA), 2021.
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