Maharashtra legislative assembly may discuss BJP MLA Mungantiwar's bill against religious conversion
It was initially introduced in the March session of the legislature.
The bill seeks to prevent religious conversion by "force, inducement or fraudulent means". The private member bill proposes a punishment of imprisonment of up to one year and a fine of Rs 5,000 for those found guilty. If the victim of forcible conversion belongs to the SC or ST community, then the period of imprisonment should be raised to two years and the fine should be increased to Rs 10,000, the bill suggests.
In his objectives for introducing the bill, Mungantiwar said, "Forced religious conversion involves coercion, deception or taking undue advantage of a person's poverty or by immoral means. This is highly undesirable."
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"Owing to the increasing incidents of religious conversions or forced conversions, unrest is created in society, and the right to practice and propagate one's religion freely guaranteed by the Constitution is also violated.
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Therefore, it is appropriate to take measures to prevent such activities," Mungantiwar stated.
This was just one of the over 30 private member bills which Mungantiwar was allowed to reintroduce in this assembly session on Friday, setting a record of sorts. His other bills span a range of issues from prisons, labourers, school staff, street children, and housing.
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