The Rajasthan Assembly passed a new anti-conversion bill on Tuesday. The bill has tough rules and big punishments to stop forced religious changes. It includes jail for life and breaking buildings used for mass conversions.
New Delhi, 10 Sep 2025
The Rajasthan Assembly passed a new anti-conversion bill on Tuesday. The bill has tough rules and big punishments to stop forced religious changes. It includes jail for life and breaking buildings used for mass conversions.
Key Points of the New Bill
The bill says changing back to your old family religion is not counted as conversion. Marriages done just for changing religion will not be allowed. The person accused of forcing conversion has to prove they are innocent. The bill also talks about stopping conversions done through the internet. Anyone can now report a case of forced conversion. The bill says changing back to your old family religion is not counted as conversion. Marriages done just for changing religion will not be allowed. The person accused of forcing conversion has to prove they are innocent. The bill also talks about stopping conversions done through the internet. Anyone can now report a case of forced conversion. New Delhi: The Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 has stringent clauses and severe penalties including life imprisonment and bulldozer action to check…
Harsh Punishments in the Bill
People who force others to change religion can go to jail for 7 to 14 years. They also have to pay at least 5 lakh rupees. If the victim is a child, woman, or from a poor group, the jail time is 10 to 20 years. For mass conversions, the punishment is 20 years to life in jail. The bill allows breaking buildings used for mass conversions. It also takes away property used for illegal conversions.
The Rajasthan Assembly today has done the work of giving a stringent law to put an end to incidents of religious conversion in the state.
The bill will now go to the Governor for final approval. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.
Updated 10 Sep 2025, 14:14 IST; source: link
