Anti-conversion bill a ploy to divert attention, says Congress

The Congress has dubbed the Anti-Conversion Bill tabled in the Assembly as a ploy to divert public attention from the government’s ‘failure’ and create unrest in society. KPCC spokesperson M.Lakshman

The Congress has dubbed the Anti-Conversion Bill tabled in the Assembly as a ploy to divert public attention from the government’s ‘failure’ and create unrest in society.

KPCC spokesperson M.Lakshman lashed out at the BJP Government for introducing the bill and said it will not stand the scrutiny of the existing law and the Constitution. The Constitution provides for freedom to follow one’s religion and hence the bill was not necessary and the Congress was opposed to it, he added.

The BJP was targeting minorities and hence the bill has been introduced but it is also a ploy to divert public attention from genuine issues plaguing the society including the failure of the State Government which, he alleged, was steeped in corruption.