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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday raised questions on the intent and timing of the proposed legislation in opposition to “love jihad” in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Speaking a day after at the very least 5 Opposition-ruled states registered their protest in opposition to the proposed legislation, calling it an encroachment on private liberty and try to create a communal divide, Baghel requested if BJP leaders who have been in interfaith marriages “like Subramaniam Swamy and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi” would also be thought of to be underneath the ambit of “love jihad”.
“I want to ask BJP, if their own leaders and their children who have married out of faith, come under the ambit of love jihad,” Baghel advised the media on Saturday.
He advised The Sunday Express, “Love jihad is an attempt at communalising the society, raised with clear intention of gaining votes in West Bengal election. They want to divide the voters on the basis of religion and attract Hindu voters.”
He stated there are legal guidelines already to cope with points associated to marriage. “This new law is only a political move. How many people’s marriages will they scrutinize? And if they are scrutinizing marriages, would they do it with their own party members as well,” the Chief Minister requested.
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