Karnataka Anti-Conversion Bill proposes imprisonment for up to 10 years

Strict provisions in the draft law on the proposed law, including imprisonment for 3 to 10 years for those who incite forced conversion in Karnataka. The draft stipulates that a person who facilitates conversion under duress or coercion will be "compensated on the basis of evidence."

The DH has accessed the draft of the Karnataka Protection of Right to Right to Religion Bill, which is yet to be finalized, official sources said.

The Right to Religious Freedom Protection Bill aims to prevent "conversion from one religion to another through misrepresentation, coercion, fraud, favoritism, seduction or marriage." Crimes registered under the proposed bill are identifiable and non-bailable. The penalty is imprisonment for 3 to 5 years and a fine of about Rs 25,000. Conversion involving a minor, a woman, a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe person is punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50,000.

BJP in Karnataka The JDS, along with the Congress, has stated that it will oppose the anti-conversion law that the government is trying to implement.

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JDS says party will oppose draft law in Assembly Leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said. Party MLA Mark and M.L.C. He also said that Mark had given instructions for this. This is an unnecessary law. Kumaraswamy said the government should focus on other issues that affect the people.

Earlier, the Congress had said it would oppose the law in the wake of massive protests from Christian churches. This was followed by the announcement that the JDS (Dal) would also oppose it.