Love and Jihad don't go together: TMC MP Nusrat

November 23, 2020 17:21

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan on the 'love jihad' bill proposed by the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra too said they would consider it after Nitish Kumar put the bill into a law for Bihar, but said development was more important.

Nusrat Jahan said, "Love is very personal. Love and jihad don't go hand-in-hand. Just before polls, people come up with topics like this. It is a personal choice who you want to be with. Be in love and start falling in love with each other. Don't make religion a political tool."

The TMC MP claimed last month that she had received death threats on social media after she posted a photo posing as Goddess Durga on social media. Jahan, who was shooting in London for a Bengali film, has sought protection from the Indian High Commission there and security arrangements from both the West Bengal government as well as Centre.

She has also been trolled by some Muslim fundamentalists for sporting sindoor and inaugurating a rath yatra. She had retorted by saying her faith in the "religion of humanity and secularism" does not prevent her from participating in festivals of other religions while believing in Islam.

Jahan a Muslim is a married to a Hindu.

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