The BJP-led government in Haryana introduced its new anti-conversion Bill in the Assembly on Friday, leading to noisy scenes as the Opposition MLAs protested against its tabling.
Home Minister Anil Vij introduced the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022, which prohibits conversion by allurement, coercion or fraudulent means etc. during the ongoing budget session. Similar Bills have been passed in the past in BJP-ruled States such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
As heated arguments ensued between the Treasury and Opposition benches, Congress MLA Raghuvir Singh Kadian, alleging that the intent of the Bill was not clean, tore a copy of it.
