NEW DELHI: Facing criticism from Congress, the BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka clarified on Tuesday that it had no plans to introduce a law against what is described as “love jihad”. “Our culture is a blend of various religions, which are different from each other but co-exist. So, there is no question of bringing such a law in a country where Hindus are a majority,” said Karnataka law and parliamentary affairs minister JC Madhuswamy.
Recently, UP and a few other BJP-governed states proposed a law to prevent what they claim are attempts to draw Hindu women into relationships with Muslim men and convert them. Home minister Basavaraj Bommai had said that Karnataka would study the model of these states and consult legal experts. Opposition leader Siddaramaiah said that Congress would oppose government attempts to enact laws against “love jihad” and cow slaughter in the winter assembly session, which begins on December 7.