By Web Desk
Palghar: A Hindu outfit has demanded immediate action against what it alleges are 129 unauthorised Christian places of worship in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, and a strict anti-conversion law in the state, PTI reported.
The Sanskruti Rakshan Samiti, headed by Swami Bharatanand Saraswatiji Maharaj, made the demands in a representation submitted to the district collector on Wednesday, the outfit said in a release.
The demands stem from concerns over “a decline in social harmony in local villages”, which the outfit alleged was due to the activities of Christian missionaries.
“We have provided the administration a list of establishments that we believe are operating outside the law, and we expect a decisive action to be taken,” a representative of the outfit said.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan assembly approved the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025, which stipulates that the maximum penalty for unlawful religious conversion is life in prison on Tuesday, September 9. During the Bill’s debate, several MLAs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a few independents backed the proposed anti-conversion law.
This story was originally published in madhyamamonline.com. Read the full story here.