The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday, 24 November, cleared the controversial ordinance on “inter-faith marriages with the sole intention of changing a girl’s religion”, with provision for a jail term of up to 10 years.
Earlier, BJP-ruled states – Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Assam – had promised laws against 'love jihad'.
The term 'love jihad' has been coined by the right-wing Hindutva activists and fanned by political parties and bigots.
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