“The term ‘Love Jihad’ is not defined under the extant laws. The centre told the Parliament in February that ‘love jihad’ is not defined under the law. Love Jihad, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the act “when a Muslim male/female marries a non-Muslim and converts them”. The Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka governments, both under the BJP rule, followed suit and announced that a rule in principle will be brought in soon.Īlso read - UP okays ordinance against 'love jihad', violators face up to 10 yrs in jailĪs many states have set the ball rolling to ban ‘love jihad’, several questions loom surrounding these recent developments - What is the definition of ‘love jihad’? How can one pin down the notion of ‘jihad’ behind ‘love’? Does it cross the lines of inter-religion marriages? Uttar Pradesh, one of the first states under the saffron party’s regime, declared an ordinance against the ‘love jihad’, which grants five years of imprisonment to those found guilty.

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