Mumbai
The Mahayuti Sarkar, led by Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra, is now preparing to further tighten the law of love jihad and forced conversion. The government has formed a seven -member committee under the chairmanship of the State Director General of Police (DGP) to study new laws against such cases. The committee consists of the Secretary of Women and Child Welfare, Minority Affairs, Law and Judication, Social Justice and Special Assistance Department and Deputy Secretary of Home Department.
According to the Government Proposal (GR), this committee will study the current situation in the state and give suggestions regarding the steps that can be taken to deal with the complaints of love jihad and forced conversion. This committee will also consider legal aspects and laws made in other states. Along with this, she will recommend the law to forcibly convert and prevent incidents of ‘love jihad’.
Fadnavis meeting with Amit Shah in Delhi
Earlier in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the Maharashtra government to implement three new criminal laws in all the police commissioners of the state as soon as possible. The officers provided this information. Presiding over a review meeting in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here on the implementation of criminal laws in Maharashtra, Shah also said that the Maharashtra government should form prosecution directors as per the new criminal laws. The Indian Code, Indian Civil Protection Code and Indian Evidence Act have replaced the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act 1872 respectively. These new laws came into force from July 1 last year.
Amit Shah said, “The Maharashtra government should enforce new criminal laws in all the commissions of the state at the earliest.” In the meeting, the implementation of various new provisions related to police, jail, courts, prosecution and forensic in the state in the meeting The situation was reviewed. Shah said that the Chief Minister should review the implementation of new criminal laws in the state, while the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police should conduct a weekly review.