Sikh Body Seeks Anti-Conversion Law, Inter-Caste Marriage Act In Jammu And Kashmir
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This comes amid a row over the allegations of forced conversion of four women from the Sikh community to Islam in the union territory.
A Sikh organisation in Srinagar today demanded the implementation of the Inter-Caste Marriage Act and the enactment of an anti-conversion law in Jammu and Kashmir. This comes amid a row over the allegations of forced conversion of four women from the Sikh community to Islam in the union territory. "I, on behalf of the Sikh community, would request that the Inter-Caste Marriage Act be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. Once this Act is put in practice at this place, the inter-caste marriages will come to an end automatically," All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina told reporters. Mr Raina, also a senior office-bearer of the Apni Party, said these laws will safeguard the interests of the people belonging to different faiths and religions.More Related News