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VHP to take 'love jihad' issue nationwide

The saints or 'mahanta' associated with the group will go on door-to-door campaign to tell families not to let their children marry in another religion.

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With the Supreme Court ordering a NIA probe into the alleged 'love jihad' case in Kerala, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is mobilising its cadres all over India to make people aware about the phenomenon.

The saints or 'mahanta' associated with the group will go on door-to-door campaign to tell families not to let their children marry in another religion. These mahants — senior most in each sect — will take charge of their own districts to organise camps and meetings and discuss the issue with local residents.

"After the Kerala High Court agreed that the phenomenon called love jihad actually exists, it has made us more determined to make people aware about the issue. Hence, our saints have decided to launch a campaign to make people aware about the issue. This call was taken in the Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal meeting, which took place in Haridwar in July," Vinod Bansal, VHP spokesperson told DNA.

Kendiya Margdarshak Mandal meeting is an annual event of VHP where saints including the Shankaracharyas from across the country meet and deliberate on various issues. The discussions and deliberations are also presented in front of the government to suggest various steps. Among other issues discussed in the meet was alleged forceful conversion of Hindu girls to Islam for marriage in some parts of the country, especially in Kerala.

"Mahantas associated with us will be working specially in Kerala where they will involve the local RWAs and trade unions to hold meetings with people. In the northeast, there are some tribal areas where some catholic institutions convert tribals into Christianity for better jobs. These are the areas where we want to focus more," Bansal added.

The Kerala HC in May this year had annulled the marriage of a 24-year-old girl in Kerala based on her father's petition. The woman, who had embraced Islam to marry a mulsim man, told the court that she got married and converted on her own free will, but the court thought otherwise. In a 100-page-long order, the court had further directed the DGP of the state to conduct a comprehensive investigation into cases of 'love jihad' and forced conversions.

This is for the first time that an official stamp of recognition was given to idea of 'love jihad' propounded by Hindutva groups.

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