Rajasthan Cabinet Approves Anti-Conversion Bill

The bill will now be presented in the state legislature during the upcoming parliamentary session.

The Rajasthan Cabinet on Saturday approved the Anti-Conversion Bill, which aims to curb forced religious conversions.

The bill will now be presented in the state legislature during the upcoming parliamentary session.According to Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa, the bill proposes severe punishments, including imprisonment from 1 to 5 years, to crack down on forced conversions.

"People were lured into converting their religion which they did not know. We analysed similar policies from other states as well. We have categorised the punishments accordingly so that forced religious conversions can be stopped," Bairwa said to the reporters.