- Rajasthan government presented a Bill to prevent religious conversions carried out by force, fraud or inducement.
- The Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 has been tabled in the state Assembly.
- It has a provision for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to ₹50,000 for various offences.
- Under this bill, the offences will be cognizable non-bailable, and triable by a court.
- Conversion by misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage has been made an offence under the provisions of the bill.
- Anyone who wants to convert their religion shall have to give a declaration in the prescribed form at least 60 days in advance to the District Magistrate.
- It would help in stopping the “increasing instances of ‘love jihad’” in certain areas of the State.
Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar introduced the Bill.