Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that its Cabinet is going to promulgate the MP Freedom to Religion Bill, 2020, on 29 December.
The winter session of the Assembly which was supposed to begin on 28 December stood canceled due to many lawmakers and assembly members, MLA’s testing positive for Coronavirus.
Under the new Bill, forcing religious conversion on someone will attract 1-5 years of imprisonment and a minimum Rs 25,000 fine.”
Section 3 of the bill states anybody found guilty of abetment to the religious conversion will confront detainment of one to five years and a fine of at least Rs 25,000. Endeavor to shroud one’s religion will be punishable by the detainment of three to 10 years and a fine of in any event Rs 50,000.
If a minor or a lady from Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) are constrained into conversion, the culprit will be detained for two to 10 years and fined up to Rs 50,000. Blood relatives of survivors of such religious conversion can file a complaint, the bill further states.
Provision for the detainment of five to 10 years and fine of at any rate Rs 100,000 is being made for endeavoring mass strict transformation (of at least two people).