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Chhattisgarh’s BJP authorities connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026)approved the draught of a caller anti-religious conversion law.
Titled Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, the projected authorities “seeks to efficaciously curb spiritual conversions carried retired done force, inducement, fraudulent means, undue influence, oregon misrepresentation”, stated a authorities property note.
The determination was taken astatine a Cabinet gathering held precocious successful the evening. The decks are present wide for the instauration of the Bill successful the State Assembly which is presently successful session.
Both Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma person successful the past spoken astir the caller projected law. Mr. Sharma had earlier said that the caller projected anti-conversion instrumentality of the State authorities would person a proviso to curb ‘changai sabha’ oregon religion healing meetings.
Currently, specified cases are covered nether the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968.
Allegations of spiritual conversions done unit oregon inducements person surfaced repeatedly successful the State. While close helping groups clashing with Christian preachers are communal crossed the State, the apprehension of 2 Keraliite nuns past twelvemonth connected charges of quality trafficking and kidnapping 3 tribal women for forced spiritual conversion drew nationalist attention.
The lawsuit was registered connected a ailment by a Bajrang Dal subordinate but the purported victims denied the allegations made against the nuns. There were monolithic protests successful Kerala and Delhi against the arrests.
