During the current winter session of the parliament one amendment which got to much heat is Anti-Conversion Bill which aimed to stop the forced conversion of religion. As the ruling party announces to produce the Bill in Parliament some parties opposed the move of the govt. Even they had stalled the working of both houses on this issue.
Forced conversions often done with the threatened consequences of earthly penalties or harms. These consequences ranges from job loss and social isolation to incarceration,torture or death.
India is a secular country and the constitution of India gives freedom of religion. Unlike several other countries, in India every citizen has right to pracice and promote their religion peacefully.
India had a long history of conversion right from the Buddhism and Jainism before 200BC till date .Now a days also forced conversion is practiced by religious groups. They converts religion of the people by force. Sometimes these forced conversions gave birth to communal riots which results to heavy bloodshed. Some examples of the forced conversions are like conversions of more than 100,000 Kashmiri's pandits on gunpoint and those who did not accept were killed without any mercy. Those who managed to escape any how are still suffering. Recently also these forced conversions came in light.
In India relation between politics and religions is too strong. These parties are opposing this Bill because if they support this Bill, their vote bank will be sacked, they will lose their self declared Secular tag.
Recently in Agra some people converted their religion to Hindu then these self claimed Secular parties lose their minds but at the same time Some Hindu changed their religion none of these parties lose their minds.
This was because if they had make any sound on this conversion their vote bank starts losing. So when the Govt. decided to tabled this particular bill they started opposing.
Several states of India had already passed anti-conversion law for their respective state which results positive in stopping forced conversions.
As far I think India needs anti-conversion law. If any person converts religion on his wish then there is no problem at all.But if they are converted by force then this bill will surely help them.Those groups who are trying to converts people forcefully will stop their idea due to punishment.
But for this, there is still a long way have to be covered by the govt. in order to pass this bill. Lets hope they succeed in their aim as soon as possible.
Forced conversions often done with the threatened consequences of earthly penalties or harms. These consequences ranges from job loss and social isolation to incarceration,torture or death.
India is a secular country and the constitution of India gives freedom of religion. Unlike several other countries, in India every citizen has right to pracice and promote their religion peacefully.
India had a long history of conversion right from the Buddhism and Jainism before 200BC till date .Now a days also forced conversion is practiced by religious groups. They converts religion of the people by force. Sometimes these forced conversions gave birth to communal riots which results to heavy bloodshed. Some examples of the forced conversions are like conversions of more than 100,000 Kashmiri's pandits on gunpoint and those who did not accept were killed without any mercy. Those who managed to escape any how are still suffering. Recently also these forced conversions came in light.
In India relation between politics and religions is too strong. These parties are opposing this Bill because if they support this Bill, their vote bank will be sacked, they will lose their self declared Secular tag.
Recently in Agra some people converted their religion to Hindu then these self claimed Secular parties lose their minds but at the same time Some Hindu changed their religion none of these parties lose their minds.
This was because if they had make any sound on this conversion their vote bank starts losing. So when the Govt. decided to tabled this particular bill they started opposing.
Several states of India had already passed anti-conversion law for their respective state which results positive in stopping forced conversions.
As far I think India needs anti-conversion law. If any person converts religion on his wish then there is no problem at all.But if they are converted by force then this bill will surely help them.Those groups who are trying to converts people forcefully will stop their idea due to punishment.
But for this, there is still a long way have to be covered by the govt. in order to pass this bill. Lets hope they succeed in their aim as soon as possible.
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