: Freedom of Religion Bill is an Instrument of Hindu Rashtra #IndiaNEWSAll #Communalism The Freedom of Religion Act known as anti-conversion law in India is a double edged sword. Its twin objectives

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Freedom of Religion Bill is an Instrument of Hindu Rashtra #IndiaNEWSAll #Communalism
The Freedom of Religion Act known as anti-conversion law in India is a double edged sword. Its twin objectives are establishment of Hindu Rashtra and it perpetuates caste supremacy. The minorities, dalits and adivasis constitute nearly 40% of India’s population; of which Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians have substantial percentages among the minorities. However, it was the Presidential Order of 1950 which promulgated the order billed as the most state propelled anti-conversion law in the Independent India.
Presidential Order 1950 of para 3 held that only a dalit who professed hindu religion could be treated as scheduled caste and it was extended to all dalit groups except for dalits among Christian and Muslim origins. The order has four devasting effects on the dalit communities.
It denies the dalit Christian and dalit Muslim the identity of being a dalit.
It denies the right to freedom of religion or belief of one’s own choice
It denies the basic constitutional fundamental rights; effectively denying them the government schemes, entitlements including education, equal employment opportunities, and civil & political rights extended to dalits among the Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs
Finally, it violates the Protection of Atrocities Act against SCST against caste based violence.
Anti-conversion Law – A brazen attempt to trample and divide dalits, adivasis and religious minorities
The anti-conversion law is a weapon to trample democratic rights and divide the dalits, adivasis and religious minorities.
The Indian penal Code has the provisions to address any violation amounting disruptions or creating even ill-will among the communities.   The provisions such as articles 153A, 153B, 295A and 505 deals with, “Promoting enemity between different groups on the ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc. , and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony”.
The arrest of the comedian Munawar Faruqui without even performing speaks volume of the force of the sections of IPC. Hence, it is critical to understand the intents of the action itself.
Two major intents of the Anti-Conversion Act:

A step towards establishment of Hindu Rashtra: It is a major step towards establishment of Hindu rashtra with majoritarian religious nationalism as the core foundation.  It views not just Christians and Muslim, but also dalits and adivasis besides rationalists and religious neutral progressive people as major threats. The bogey of conversion is built upon Niyogi Report commissioned by politically motivated Madhya Pradesh government spearheaded by Hindu nationalists in the early twentieth centuries. The report, a reservoir of fake information revolved around Christian missionaries.

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