10-year jail, Rs 1 lakh fine: Madhya Pradesh’s new law to prohibit religious conversion

The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the anti-conversion bill, Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021. The bill has a provision of a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 1 lakh for conversion through “marriage or by any other fraudulent means”. The bill was tabled by state Home Minister Narottam Mishra.