Beleagavi: The controversial anti-conversion bill was removed by the cabinet of Karnataka on Monday and most likely it would be submitted in the legislature on December 21, the official source said.
“The cabinet who met today under the leadership of the Minister of Chief Justice Bommai has cleared the proposed anti-conversion bill, is likely to be introduced in the assembly tomorrow,” the official development source said.
There was no official briefing from the decision of the cabinet meeting because of the active state legislative winter session.
The proposed bill is opposed by the opposition parties and Christian community leaders are said to have criminal provisions, and also may insist that people who want to convert to other faiths submit a request before deputy commissioner two months earlier.
Also, people who want to convert the possibility of losing their original religions and facilities or the benefits are attached to them, including reservations; However, someone tends to receive the benefits of entitled, in the religion he repented, the Interior Minister Araga Jnanendra previously said.
According to the source, ‘Karnataka Protection proposed for the right to the freedom of religious bills, 2021’, prohibits conversion from one religion and another with misinterpretation, strength, fraud, undue influence, coercion, loan, or marriage.
It was also said to propose imprisonment from three to five years with a fine of RS 25,000, while for violations of the provisions with respect to minors, women, SC / ST will face imprisonment from three to ten years and a fine of no less than Rs 50,000.
The proposed bill was also said to have made provisions for accused of paying to RS Lima Lakh as compensation for those made to repent.
With regard to cases of mass conversion, the bill proposes a 3-10-year prison department and a fine until One Lakh Hospital.
Siddaramaiiah’s 0pposition leader has said that the Congress Party will not allow the BJP government to continue the anti-conversion bill in assembly, and JD (s) also says that it opposes the bill.
With the opposition from the two opposition parties, it still has to be seen as how the bill is passed on the legislative council, where BJP in power does not have a majority.