In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Union Home Minister, it has been said that everyone has the right to freedom of religion, but it does not include the right to convert someone else’s religion. He said, ‘No one has the fundamental right to convert someone else’s religion.’ The Center has told the Supreme Court that Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Haryana have already made laws against forced conversions.
The Supreme Court had said that forced conversion is a serious issue and it can affect the security of the country. The Supreme Court, while making the above remarks, had asked the Central Government to file a reply during the hearing on the petition filed to prevent forced religious conversion. On the petition against making strict legal provisions to prevent forced and fraudulent conversion, at 23 The hearing took place on September. Only then the Supreme Court had issued a notice to the Central Government. The petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay has filed an application demanding that under Articles 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution, it is a crime to convert religion by fake means or by threatening or intimidation. To be declared