New Delhi: After Madhya Pradesh cabinet approved the Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill, members of the Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have urged the Kejriwal-led AAP government to bring the same in the national capital. The request was made after the VHP District President Kapil Khanna chaired a meeting with his party members at his residence. The top officials of the outfit also sought time to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal.
VHP has raised concerns over the increasing cases of alleged forced conversions in Delhi under the pretext of marriages or hiding true identities. The RSS affiliate has claimed that the national capital is witnessing a rise in the 'growing religious conversions' and an increase in 'love jihad cases'.
Kapil Khanna said, "Delhi government should bring a strict law against forced conversions to provide protection to women in the state who become victims of the false trap. The accused must be sentenced to death within a month time. It is an organised crime and the accused even receive fundings from abroad."
Taking it to Twitter, VHP National spokesperson Vinod Bansal wrote, "Today VHP Delhi sent a letter to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to make a law to check growing religious conversations & love jihad cases in the NCT of Delhi".