GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said on Friday that the Guj arat government is reviewing laws enacted recently by Ut tar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh against love jihad — forced religious conversion through marriage.
Attending a drive of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to generate donations for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Patel said the Gujarat government is also mulling a new law against love jihad.
“Some people indulge in trapping or alluring or cheating Hindu girls to marry them. But we have seen that in most of such cases, girls regret taking this step as they and their families are never happy in such situations. This also creates a division in society. ... The Gujarat government will take a decision at an appropriate time regarding bringing such a law,” Patel said.