Freedom of religion does not include right to convert others, Govt tells SC
Jammu, Nov. 29 -- The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does
not include a fundamental right to convert other people to a particular religion
and that it certainly does not embrace the right to convert an individual
through fraud, deception, coercion or allurement.
The central government said it is "cognisant of the menace" and laws
that seek to control such practices are necessary to protect the
cherished rights of vulnerable sections of society including women
and the economically and socially backward classes.
The Centre's stand came on a short affidavit in response to a plea by
advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking direction to take
stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion...
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