New Delhi: ‘Forced conversion is a very serious problem; And it is against the Constitution’, the Supreme Court has mentioned.
Senior BJP lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to prevent forced religious conversion.
Bad consequences
It states:
Forced conversion is happening in many parts of the country. Religious conversions are done through trickery, deception and threats. Also, forced conversions are done with money and gifts.
Central and state governments should be ordered to take action to prevent this.
This is stated in the petition. When this case was heard last time, ‘forced religious conversion is a very serious issue.
‘To prevent this, the central government must take very strict measures; Otherwise there will be dire consequences. The Supreme Court bench had mentioned that it would pose a threat to the country’s security. The bench had also ordered to inform about the central government’s plan to prevent forced religious conversion.
The case came up for hearing again yesterday in the sitting of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar.
Information gathering
At that time, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the central government, said, ‘We are collecting information from the states. He mentioned that we need more time. Following this, he said, ‘Forcible religious conversion is a very serious problem. And this is against our constitution’, said the session.
The hearing of the case has been adjourned to the 12th.
1 lakh fine!
Upendra Nath Dalai had filed a public interest litigation seeking the declaration of late religious leader Sri Sri Tagore Anukul Chandra as Paramatma. Dismissing this, the order issued by the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said: India is a secular country. . Everyone has the right to practice the religion of their choice. If you want, call him Paramatma. How can you compel others to follow it? This case has been filed for publicity. Therefore, a fine of 1 lakh rupees is imposed on the petitioner. This is stated in the order.
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