Several BJP-ruled states are planning a law against ‘love jihad’, never mind the fact that the Central Government led by their own party denies any such thing exists or that any such cases have come to light.
The law is clearly a move to deter inter-faith marriages – a long-standing demand of extremist saffron outfits. It also flies in the face of Constitutional rights and existing laws that permit marriages between consenting adults of different faiths.