“But, when a law will be framed in Bihar, when Nitish Kumar ji will frame it, we will study that law in its entirety,” Mr Raut commented.
Let the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government enact a law against religious conversion due to marriage or as some term it “Love Jihad”, then the Maharashtra government will study it and think about it, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has said today, NDTV reported.
Sanjay Raut, interacting with media in Mumbai, said some key BJP leaders in Maharashtra are seeking law against “Love Jihad”.
Incidents of “Love Jihad” were taking place in the country and therefore, laws to curb the practice were justified, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis had said last week.
Based on an alleged conspiracy to convert Hindu women by marrying them, some BJP-ruled states have announced plans to prevent the so-called “Love Jihad.
The BJP can be been picking the issue in view of the upcoming Bengal elections, Sanjay Raut assessed.
“Key BJP leaders in Maharashtra are asking when a law against ‘Love Jihad’ will be framed (in the state). I spoke to the Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray) in the morning,” the Shiv Sena leader said.
“On this issue, we only want to say that let the laws be formed in (BJP-ruled) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh,” Mr Raut added.
“But, when a law will be framed in Bihar, when Nitish Kumar ji will frame it, we will study that law in its entirety,” Mr Raut commented.
“After that we will think about it in Maharashtra,” he added.
Without naming the BJP, Mr Raut said the economic slowdown, unemployment and price rise are key issues, but “let them flag the ‘Love Jihad’ issue if they think it is more important”.
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