Bhupesh Baghel Takes a Dig at BJP, Asks if Inter-Religion Marriages of Family Members of BJP Leaders Would Be Termed ‘Love Jihad’

Raipur, November 22: Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party-led states, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday asked whether inter-religion marriages of family members of BJP leaders will fall under the definition of 'love jihad'.

"Family members of several BJP leaders have also performed inter-religion marriages. I ask BJP leaders if these marriages come under the definition of 'love jihad'?" asked Baghel while addressing media here. Also Read | G20 Riyadh Summit: PM Narendra Modi Calls For ‘New Global Index’ in Post-COVID-19 World, Offers India’s IT Prowess. 

The statement comes after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently announced that his government will bring a strict law to curb "love jihad" and forcible religious conversion. Prior to this, Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh had said the state would soon have a law against 'love jihad'.

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