Twenty-three forced conversion cases in twenty-three days in India
According to a local newspaper, twenty-three cases were registered under India’s newest and strictest anti-conversion law in the first twenty-three days of its inception.
On the 9th of January, the Madhya Pradesh state government enacted the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, commonly referred to as an anti-conversion law. Since its enactment, twenty-three cases have been registered under this law against Muslims and Christians in Madhya Pradesh.
“Twenty-three cases were registered under the newly passed Freedom of Religion Ordinance 2020 in January in Madhya Pradesh,” Home Minister Narottam Mishra told the Times of India. “We maintain that this is a serious issue and such forces are active across the country. An effort has been taken in Madhya Pradesh to stop them.”
Among the people arrested under the new anti-conversion law is Chhatar Singh Katre, a teacher from a small village school in Madhya Pradesh. The Hindustan Times reports Katre organised a prayer meeting on the 27th of January to celebrate his daughter’s admission to college.
Source: Persecution.org