Love jihad This is a term created by fertile imagination of BJP.It could have been called anticonversion, cheating , or fraudelent behaviour The priority is misplaced to divert attention ,when farmers strike is hogging lime light and pandemic situation is at its worst .It is law by BJP states and it is very stringent compared to rape provision .The number of cases recorded do not merit ordinance approach . incidently there are more serious cases like rape. Dowry deaths child marriages ,trafficking crying for attention honour killings girl foeticide and denial of inheritance , acid defacing , dicrimination in wages, exploitation of domestic workers , sex determinations, etc There are isolated cases of misrepresentations ,coercion allurement and forced conversions under threats even physical brutalities after marriage When two consenting adults decided why Permission is needed from collector ? It appears to be minority bashing villifying Muslim men leading to religious divide between two communities.Instances of Hindu men resorting to such avtivities do not raise public outcry, condemnations and they are not rare or isolated. It is not only bad in law but against constutional rights under art 20 There might be a problem like all others but BJP states focus on this particular issue which is not a major concern at all India level At times fringe organisations take law in their own hands and terrorise couples., while law looks the other way.WHAT right do parents have to lodge complaint when the parties are majors, and how police take swift or suo mutto actions? Govt interference in private rights and freedom of religion is undesirable encroachment on personal liberties Besides investigation by law enforcing agencies is tardy ,bias, prejuidiced and selective to please the masters. Even court directives are flouted Hence implementation of law is mot objective The so called love jihad is a malaise among common illiterate folk Well to do persons are not subjected to coercive fatwa and excommunication by religious leaders The Govt is very vocal to state that it is not against interfaith unions but actions suggest otherwise.Interreligious marriages are not limited between Muslims and Hindus .Nobody buys Govt propaganda that it is a social beneficial legislation to protect forced conversions only against the will and wishes of person .The marriages vetween Hindu girls and Muslim men are investigated with vengeance it appears The hatred against minority is visible and they are target against terrorism too may be rightly so as Muslim retaliate against atrocities against their community
Nelson Lopes Chinchinimm