Gujarat govt to implement Bill against forcible religious conversion from June 15

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said that the Freedom of Religious Reform (Amendment) Bill, 2021, described as an "anti-love jihad" law, will come into effect from June 15.

The Gujarat government has decided to implement the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which invites stringent punishment for forcible religious conversion through marriage, from June 15, an official said on Friday. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has taken a decision to implement the Bill, which will become an Act from June 15, an official of the Chief Minister's Office said. The Bill was passed by the state legislative Assembly on April 1 by majority vote, and it was approved by Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat in May.