Proposed anti-conversion bill in Karnataka to include penal provisions: Home minister Jnanendra

The Karnataka government is all set to introduce the anti-conversion bill during the Winter Session of the Assembly. On Tuesday, state home minister Jnanendra told India Today that the proposed law is likely to include penal provisions.

With the Karnataka government all set to introduce the controversial anti-conversion bill during the Winter Session of the Assembly, state home minister Araga Jnanendra told India Today that the proposed law is likely to include penal provisions.

He said, 'The anti-conversion law that we are bringing is not aimed at targeting any particular community. We are bringing it within the framework of law. It is there in Article 25 of the Constitution that there cannot be forced conversion, but there is no penal clause if such conversion takes place.”