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Uttar Pradesh ordinance on Religious Conversion explained [Read Ordinance]
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Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 deals with not just inter-faith marriages but governs all religious conversions.

It prescribes a procedure involving prior notice to State authorities and a declaration post conversion.
What does the ordinance prohibit?

One of the key provisions of the ordinance is Section 3 which prohibits conversion on various grounds.

However, reconversion to immediate previous religion is exempted from the purview of the ordinance.

#UttarPradesh #interfaith
Read FULL ORDINANCE and our explainer here.
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