{"id":52757,"date":"2025-09-01T20:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=52757"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:36:16","slug":"rajasthan-new-anti-conversion-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/01-09-2025\/rajasthan-new-anti-conversion-bill","title":{"rendered":"Rajasthan Proposes New Anti-Conversion Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Rajasthan government has announced stringent provisions under its proposed <strong>Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Provisions of the New Bill<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>General offences:<\/strong> Unlawful conversions will invite imprisonment of <strong>seven to fourteen years<\/strong> and a minimum fine of <strong>\u20b95 lakh<\/strong>. (Earlier: one to five years and \u20b915,000 fine).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vulnerable groups: <\/strong>If the converted person is a minor, woman, differently abled, or from SC\/ST communities, the punishment will be <strong>ten to twenty years<\/strong> of imprisonment and a fine of <strong>\u20b910 lakh.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mass conversions:<\/strong> In cases of mass conversions, guilty parties face <strong>twenty years to life imprisonment<\/strong> along with a minimum fine of <strong>\u20b925 lakh.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Voluntary conversion procedures:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Individuals must submit a declaration to the <strong>District Magistrate (DM) 60 days <\/strong>before the conversion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The convertor (priest\/organiser) must also give a <strong>30-day prior notice.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The DM will order a police inquiry to verify the<strong> intent of conversion.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After conversion, the individual must appear before the DM within <strong>21 days <\/strong>to confirm their identity and declaration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expanded definition of \u201callurement\u201d:<\/strong> The bill defines allurement broadly, including promises of a better lifestyle, divine blessings, material benefits, or free education from a religious institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FIR by family members: <\/strong>Blood relatives will be allowed to file an FIR if they suspect an unlawful conversion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Repeat offences:<\/strong> A repeat offender can face life imprisonment and a fine of <strong>\u20b950 lakh. <\/strong>The state can also cancel the organisation\u2019s registration, stop grants, and confiscate\/demolish property used for illegal conversions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Burden of proof: <\/strong>The accused has to prove innocence, making all offences cognizable and non-bailable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Misuse of provisions: <\/strong>Critics warn the bill could be used to harass minorities and interfaith couples, given its stringent provisions and reversal of burden of proof.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/nepal-pm-extends-support-to-chinas-global-security-initiative-10222860\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Rajasthan government has announced stringent provisions under its proposed Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025.\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Provisions of the New Bill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">General offences: Unlawful conversions will invite imprisonment of seven to fourteen years and a minimum fine of \u20b95 lakh. (Earlier: one to five years and \u20b915,000 fine).\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Vulnerable groups: If the converted person is a minor, woman, differently abled, or from SC\/ST communities, the punishment will be ten to twenty years of imprisonment and a fine of \u20b910 lakh.\n<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/01-09-2025\/rajasthan-new-anti-conversion-bill\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52757"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52780,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52757\/revisions\/52780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}