Gujarat Assembly Passed the Freedom of religious Amendment Bill Admin Sat, Apr 03, 2021, at ,03:09 PM The Gujarat Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Act, 2003 amendment Bill that seeks to penalize forcible or fraudulent religious conversion by marriage or “love jihad”, bringing in stringent provisions against forcible conversion through marriage or allurement. The Bill has provisions for 3-10 years in jail and a fine of up to ₹5 lakh if the accused is found guilty. Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja said “the amendment was required to stop people from luring Hindu girls into marriage with the intention of religious conversion” and added that “there is international finance being channelized to lure Hindu girls into marriage and then their conversion.”