A non-public member’s Invoice on love jihad and anti-conversion was listed within the Maharashtra Legislative Meeting on Friday. The Invoice, looking for to make forcible conversions a cognisable offence, and looking for a ban on them, was sought to be introduced by BJP MLAs Atul Bhatkhalkhar and Sudhir Mungantiwar. Although it was listed, the Invoice was not tabled within the Meeting on Friday.

“I’ve requested for a non-public member’s Invoice on love jihad and anti-conversion. It’s more likely to come for dialogue at a later stage throughout the Finances session of the Meeting,” Mr. Bhatkhalkar instructed The Hindu.

The Invoice seeks imprisonment of as much as three years and a fantastic of as much as ₹15,000 for compelled conversions. It seeks that the one who forcibly converts “an ignorant particular person, a lady or an individual belonging to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe, might be punishable with imprisonment for a time period which can lengthen to 5 years and a fantastic which can lengthen to ₹1 lakh”.

The Invoice is more likely to be tabled at a later stage throughout the ongoing session. “Each time the non-public member’s Invoice will come for dialogue, the federal government will reply to it. It was listed in immediately’s agenda,” Mr. Bhatkhalkar added.

Earlier this 12 months, the Maharashtra authorities had arrange a high-level committee in opposition to compelled conversions and love jihad. The seven-member panel, headed by the Director Basic of Police, contains officers from different departments together with the ladies and baby welfare, minority affairs, regulation and judiciary, social justice, particular help and House departments. The committee has been requested to present suggestions for a laws to stop such acts.