Mumbai, March 17 – The Legislative Council passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, on Tuesday, amid concerns expressed by both opposition and ruling legislators about the potential misuse of its provisions by authorities and self-proclaimed protectors of religion.The government...
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Mumbai, March 17 – On Tuesday, legislators from the ruling MahaYuti alliance, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), voiced concerns about the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the State Legislative Council."While implementing the Freedom of Religion Act, if anyone is targeted, we...
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Mumbai, March 17 – The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill-2026 was passed after a heated debate late Monday night in the state Legislative Assembly. The ruling Mahayuti government strongly defended the necessity of the Bill to curb unlawful and forced conversion, while cracks appeared within...
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Mumbai, March 16 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the state government's move to introduce the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill on Monday, which aims to curb unlawful religious conversions within the state.He stated that the Bill was presented in response to several...
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Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly on Friday. The bill has strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the bill, those...
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