Selma wrote : There cannot be a "sinister and subversive" plot when people have
a power to say no.
Dear Selma,
There is a provision in our Constitutional which gives one right to practice or
propagate any religion. There is a right also to ask people to convert.
However, when it comes to maintain public order these rights need to be
restricted. The conversions by force, fraud and inducements was are under
debate. Have a look at the conversions in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Arunachal
Pradesh and their impact on law and order there which compelled some Indian
states to implement ban on conversions. Even the Supreme Court ruled that
these states had acted legally and within the spirit of the Constitution. Thus,
a fundamental right to convert has been denied by the Supreme Court.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=162018
L.K. Advani who has been termed a communal, however he himself rejected ban on
religious conversions.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/advani-against-ban-on-religious-conversion/74252-3.html
While a person cannot be denied a right to convert himself on his own free
will, and after his own study of the religion he wishes to adopt and the one
that he wishes to leave, the right to ask someone else to change should be
questioned. But Today we can see conversions by enticement and fraud are quite
rampant. Mass conversions by the so-called faith healing programmes in the
guise of offering social service, etc should be checked at root.
Regards
Vinay
