UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion (Amendment) Bill included a broader definition of “love jihad”

UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion (Amendment) Bill included a broader definition of “love jihad”.
Uttar Pradesh proposed significant amendments to the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion (Amendment) Bill in the state Assembly.
This bill has now included a broader definition of “love jihad”.
It proposed life imprisonment for the ‘love jihad’ accused.
The punishment for crimes previously defined in the Bill has been doubled.
At present, the punishment for conversion ranges from one to 10 years.
The earlier bill had declared conversions done solely for marriage as invalid and considered conversion by lying and cheating a crime.
In the case of voluntary conversion, individuals have to inform the magistrate two months in advance.
The Bill’s main aim is to ensure that no person can convert another directly or indirectly.