Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:47am on 15 Feb 2025,Saturday India
The Maharashtra government has set up a 7-member panel, led by DGP Sanjay Verma, to study legal aspects of a potential law against "love jihad" and forced religious conversions. The BJP cites the Shraddha Walkar case to justify the move, while the opposition calls it an attack on personal freedom. NCP leader Supriya Sule urged the government to focus on economic issues, while Congress leader Husain Dalwai called "love jihad" a myth. BJP MLA Mangal Lodha defended the initiative, claiming such cases were rising in Maharashtra. The panel will review similar laws in other states.
