
Uttar Pradesh’s “Love-Jihad” Ordinance: A Travesty of Secularism and Freedom to Conscience
Tanisha Sethi* Abstract On 24th November 2020, the Uttar Pradesh government drew power from Article 213 of the Indian Constitution to enact the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020. The Ordinance was signed by the State Governor and came into effect on 28th November 2020. The U.P. government’s overt aim through the Ordinance is to protect Hindu dominancy in the country by condemning Muslim men from marrying and religiously converting Hin