Hindutva outfit wants action against 129 Christian places of worship
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Palghar: A Hindu outfit has demanded immediate action against what it alleges are 129 unauthorised Christian places of worship in Maharashtra's Palghar district, and a strict anti-conversion law in the state, PTI reported.
The Sanskruti Rakshan Samiti, headed by Swami Bharatanand Saraswatiji Maharaj, made the demands in a representation submitted to the district collector on Wednesday, the outfit said in a release.
The demands stem from concerns over "a decline in social harmony in local villages", which the outfit alleged was due to the activities of Christian missionaries.
"We have provided the administration a list of establishments that we believe are operating outside the law, and we expect a decisive action to be taken," a representative of the outfit said.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan assembly approved the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025, which stipulates that the maximum penalty for unlawful religious conversion is life in prison on Tuesday, September 9. During the Bill's debate, several MLAs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a few independents backed the proposed anti-conversion law.
Rafeek Khan and Amin Kagzi, two Muslim Congress lawmakers, were even asked to "return to their original religion" by Gopal Sharma, a BJP MLA from Civil Lines.
“Aur jo hamare sadasya dharm parivartan kiye hue hain, Shriman Rafiq Khan aur Kagzi Wagerah, inse nivedan karta hun ki mool dharm mein aaiye, mool dharm mein aaiye (And our members who have changed their religion, Rafeek Khan and (Amin) Kagzi, I request them to come back to their original religion, come back to their original religion),” said Sharma, while concluding his remarks in support of the Bill, The Wire reported.