UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality

December 19, 2020 | Jayna Kothari

In this article published by Indian Express, Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate & Executive Director at Center for Law and Policy Research argues that the new UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 leads to serious violation of the right to equality based on religion. She also adds that there is no evidence to support the argument of harms if any, of inter-faith marriages.

Cite:

Jayna Kothari, 'UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality' (Indian Express , 19 Dec 2020) <https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/up-anti-conversion-law-love-jihad-7109029/> accessed on 21 Dec 2024