: UP elections: BJP manifesto promises stricter punishment against forcible religious conversions #IndiaNEWS In its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced

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In its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that if the party came to power, those found guilty of “love jihadâ€? will be jailed for 10 years and fined Rs 1 lakh, reported NDTV. “Love jihadâ€? is a conspiracy theory espoused by Hindutva activists, claiming that Muslim men lure Hindu women to marry them in order to later convert them to Islam.Uttar Pradesh is one of the many BJP-ruled states to have enacted anti-conversion laws. However, the law currently has provisions for a jail term of one to five years with a penalty of Rs 15,000 in cases of forceful religious conversion.In the manifesto released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, the BJP also promised to give free liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, cylinders to women on Holi and Diwali. The party also promised free two-wheelers for college-going women and free public transport for women above 60.Shah claimed that the Adityanath government had met 92% of the 212 promises that the party had made in its manifesto for the 2017 Assembly elections. “It is BJP’s work culture that we do what we say,â€? he said.जन कलà¥

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