NCHRO Madhya Pradesh challenged Religious Freedom Act 2020 in Jabalpur High Court

BHOPAL:  Human rights organization National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) Madhya Pradesh unit has challenged the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, 2020, popularity known as 'Love Jihad Law' in Jabalpur High Court. The organization's State Secretary Advocate Shilpi Rangari issued a press statement stating that in the petition filed in the name of State President Aradhana Bhargava, the petition has been appealed to the Hon'ble Court to declare the Religious Freedom Act 2020 as unconstitutional, stating the said law is against constitutional values. She stated that the clauses of the said law are against the provisions of Chapter III of the Constitution. She said that Article 25 of the Constitution gives every citizen the right to adopt any religion as per his wish, to follow it and to propagate it. But the Religious Freedom Act 2020 violates this right of citizens as provided by the Constitution. Therefore, this law is against the values ​​and provisions of the Indian Constitution.

It should be noted that since the ordinance passed by the Hon'ble Governor of Madhya Pradesh earlier in the above context, there has been a spurt in religious conversion cases in which a large number of person belonging hailing from minority community have been targeted. Keeping this in view, the said writ petition has been duly selected, seeking to reject the Religious Freedom Act 2020 and to declare it as ultravires to the constitution.

Yours faithfully,

Advocate Shilpi Rangari
State Secretary
NCHRO, 
Madhya Pradesh