Raipur, Aug. 2 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai today took a hardline stance against religious conversion, calling it "a stain on Chhattisgarh" and declared that his government would pursue its eradication with unwavering resolve.

His remarks, delivered in Raipur, come in the wake of a high-profile arrest involving two Catholic nuns and a tribal youth on allegations of trafficking and forcible conversion, an incident that has reignited a polarising debate across party lines.

"Religious conversion is a stain on Chhattisgarh. The final battle to eliminate it is underway. The government will take concrete measures, and under no circumstances will such actions be tolerated," Sai declared in Raipur, underscoring the BJP led admi...