Love jihad is demographic aggression: VHP

November 25, 2020 14:20

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan who married a Hindu said love and jihad are not synonymous

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday welcomed Uttar Pradesh Government's new law against forced religious conversion done using marriage as a tool. Alok Kumar, International Working President of VHP, told ANI that the law is not against inter-faith marriages but has been brought in to safeguard the rights and interests of minor girls trapped in marriages using a fake religious identity.

He also said that 'love jihad' word hasn't been used in the law but is a reality that perpetuates demographic aggression.

"Love jihad is about demographic aggression and done with an aim to increase the population of a community. It is a reality. And behind it is not love but an intention to increase population and done under religious instructions," claimed Kumar.

"The new Uttar Pradesh legislation does not stop interfaith marriages. Neither it stops conversion but it is for keeping a check on deceitful conversions done under pressure. Everyone should support it," added the VHP leader.

He pointed out that the states that first made laws against conversions were non-BJP ruled states, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. -- ANI

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