Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said on Tuesday that the state government will introduce a law in the next session of the state assembly to prevent illegal religious conversions. The proposed law will include provisions to curb “changai sabha” or faith healing meetings.
Sharma, who also holds the home portfolio, told reporters that the new law will be “one step ahead” of similar laws in other states. He said:
“An Act will be introduced in the upcoming session (of the state assembly), which I believe will be a step ahead of the existing Acts in other states, as it incorporates everyone’s experiences (provisions in force in other states). Additionally, there are things like ‘changai sabha’, which everybody understands are misleading. Therefore, these things must be stopped. This requires legal provisions, which will be included in the upcoming Act.”
The Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy CM Sharma had earlier said that the government would bring a new law to curb illegal religious conversions in the state.
According to officials, the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968 is currently in force in the state to address forced conversions.
Source: The Print
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