Editing Hindutva (section)

====Forced conversion bans====
[[File:Indian states that ban forced conversions map.svg|alt=|thumb|Indian states that prohibit forced conversions (2022)]]
Many BJP-ruled states, such as [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] and [[Karnataka]], have considered laws designed to prevent [[forced conversion]]s from Hinduism to Islam through marriage. Hindutva advocates call this "[[love jihad]]", and it is widely considered to be an Islamophobic conspiracy theory.<ref>Gupta, Charu, "Hindu Women, Muslim Men: Love Jihad and Conversions." ''Economic and Political Weekly'', vol. 44, no. 51, 2009, pp. 13–15. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25663907 JSTOR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122000118/https://www.jstor.org/stable/25663907 |date=22 January 2021 }}</ref><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" /> In September 2020, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]] asked his government to come up with a strategy to prevent "religious conversions in the name of love".<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 September 2020|title=Adityanath govt mulls ordinance against 'love jihad'|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/adityanath-govt-mulls-ordinance-against-love-jihad/articleshow/78186587.cms|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027135411/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/adityanath-govt-mulls-ordinance-against-love-jihad/articleshow/78186587.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=18 September 2020|title=Adityanath govt. mulls ordinance against 'love jihad'|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/adityanath-govt-mulls-ordinance-against-love-jihad/article32643089.ece|access-date=19 September 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920022252/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/adityanath-govt-mulls-ordinance-against-love-jihad/article32643089.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 October, he announced that a law to curb "love jihad"{{Efn|As of November 2020, "love jihad" is a term not recognized by the Indian legal system.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adityanath Cabinet Approves Ordinance Against 'Love Jihad' |url=https://thewire.in/communalism/adityanath-cabinet-approves-ordinance-against-love-jihad-law |access-date=25 November 2020 |work=[[The Wire (India)]] |date=24 November 2020 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124140103/https://thewire.in/communalism/adityanath-cabinet-approves-ordinance-against-love-jihad-law |url-status=live }}</ref>|name=|group=}} would be passed by his government. The law, which also includes provisions against "unlawful religious conversion", declares a marriage null and void if the sole intention was to "change a girl's religion" and both it and the one in Madhya Pradesh imposed sentences of up to 10 years in prison for those who broke the law.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 November 2020|title='Love jihad': Madhya Pradesh proposes 10-year jail term in draft bill|work=[[Scroll.in]]|url=https://scroll.in/latest/979497/love-jihad-madhya-pradesh-proposes-10-year-jail-term-in-draft-bill|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126043801/https://scroll.in/latest/979497/love-jihad-madhya-pradesh-proposes-10-year-jail-term-in-draft-bill|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Seth|first1=Maulshree|date=26 November 2020|title=UP clears 'love jihad' law: 10-year jail, cancelling marriage if for conversion|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/up-clears-love-jihad-law-10-year-jail-cancelling-marriage-if-for-conversion-7064474/|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126095622/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/up-clears-love-jihad-law-10-year-jail-cancelling-marriage-if-for-conversion-7064474/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ordinance came into effect on 28 November 2020<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 November 2020|title=Jail term, fine for 'illegal' conversions in Uttar Pradesh|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh-cabinet-clears-ordinance-against-love-jihad/article33170627.ece|access-date=25 November 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124211523/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh-cabinet-clears-ordinance-against-love-jihad/article33170627.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2020|title=UP Governor Anandiben Patel gives assent to ordinance on 'unlawful conversion'|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/up-governor-anandiben-patel-gives-assent-to-ordinance-on-unlawful-conversion-11606545320071.html|access-date=1 December 2020|website=mint|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128065626/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/up-governor-anandiben-patel-gives-assent-to-ordinance-on-unlawful-conversion-11606545320071.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as the [[Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020|Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance]]. In December 2020, Madhya Pradesh approved an anti-conversion law similar to the Uttar Pradesh one.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Siddique|first1=Iram|date=27 December 2020|title=MP 'love jihad' Bill tougher, but limits who can file FIR|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mp-love-jihad-bill-tougher-but-limits-who-can-file-fir-7121497/|access-date=13 February 2021|website=[[The Indian Express]]|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127024435/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mp-love-jihad-bill-tougher-but-limits-who-can-file-fir-7121497/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=27 December 2020|title=MP approves 'love Jihad' law; up to 10 years of jail, Rs 1 lakh fine for forced conversion|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/mp-approves-love-jihad-law-up-to-10-years-of-jail-rs-1-lakh-fine-for-forced-conversion/story/426144.html|access-date=13 February 2021|via=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229205609/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/mp-approves-love-jihad-law-up-to-10-years-of-jail-rs-1-lakh-fine-for-forced-conversion/story/426144.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/another-bjp-governed-indian-state-plans-anti-conversion-law|title=India's Madhya Pradesh state now plans 'love jihad' law|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228134710/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/another-bjp-governed-indian-state-plans-anti-conversion-law|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/madhya-pradesh-to-take-ordinance-route-to-enforce-anti-conversion-law-932653.html|title=Madhya Pradesh to take ordinance route to enforce anti-conversion law|date=28 December 2020|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624145022/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/madhya-pradesh-to-take-ordinance-route-to-enforce-anti-conversion-law-932653.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/982365/love-jihad-madhya-pradesh-cabinet-approves-anti-conversion-bill|title='Love jihad': Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves anti-conversion bill|website=Scroll.in|date=26 December 2020 |access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230015640/https://scroll.in/latest/982365/love-jihad-madhya-pradesh-cabinet-approves-anti-conversion-bill|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mp-to-enforce-love-jihad-ordinance/story-5kgxJqx27sK39zmwoNSB5O.html|title=Madhya Pradesh to enforce 'love jihad' ordinance|website=Hindustan Times|date=27 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228224526/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mp-to-enforce-love-jihad-ordinance/story-5kgxJqx27sK39zmwoNSB5O.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2020|11|25}}, Haryana and Karnataka were still in discussion over similar ordinances.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |date=25 November 2020 |title=India's Most Populous State Brings Law to Fight 'Love Jihad' |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/india-s-most-populous-state-brings-law-to-fight-love-jihad |access-date=25 November 2020 |first1=Upmanyu |last1=Trivedi |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125065307/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/india-s-most-populous-state-brings-law-to-fight-love-jihad |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |title=After MP, Haryana Says a Committee Will Draft Anti-'Love Jihad' Law |url=https://thewire.in/communalism/haryana-draft-anti-love-jihad-law |date=18 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |work=[[The Wire (India)]] |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126121032/https://thewire.in/communalism/haryana-draft-anti-love-jihad-law |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2021, the [[Gujarat Assembly]] amended the [[Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act|Freedom of Religion Act, 2003]], bringing in stringent provisions against forcible conversion through marriage or allurement, with the intention of targeting "love jihad".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Langa|first=Mahesh|date=2021-04-01|title=Gujarat Assembly passes 'love jihad' law|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gujarat-assembly-passes-love-jihad-law/article34217780.ece|access-date=2021-06-06|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606060929/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gujarat-assembly-passes-love-jihad-law/article34217780.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Gujarat passes Bill to stop 'love jihad'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-passes-bill-to-stop-love-jihad-7255067/|access-date=2021-06-06|website=The Indian Express|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606060929/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-passes-bill-to-stop-love-jihad-7255067/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Karnataka state cabinet also approved an anti-conversion bill, making it a law in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karnataka state cabinet approves anti-conversion 'love jihad' bill |url=https://www.siasat.com/karnataka-state-cabinet-approves-anti-conversion-love-jihad-bill-2244826/ |work=The Siasat Daily |location=Hyderabad |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124172815/https://www.siasat.com/karnataka-state-cabinet-approves-anti-conversion-love-jihad-bill-2244826/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Like UP law, Karnataka anti-conversion Bill addresses right wing demands on 'love jihad' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-anti-coversion-bill-right-wing-love-jihad-7684737/ |work=The Indian Express |location=Bangalore |date=22 December 2021 |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123022114/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-anti-coversion-bill-right-wing-love-jihad-7684737/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This law was revoked by the new Government of Karnataka.<ref name="s676">{{cite web | title=Karnataka scraps anti-conversion law; BJP says it is in line with PFI agenda, Archbishop hails decision | website=The Economic Times | date=15 June 2023 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anti-conversion-law-karnataka-govt-repeals/articleshow/101018084.cms?from=mdr | access-date=23 November 2024}}</ref>