Lucknow, June 10 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised the need for alertness against "love jihad", describing it as a calculated attempt to disrupt religious demographics. He highlighted that his administration proactively enacted a law in 2020 to address these concerns.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the nine-day Shri Ram Katha Mahotsav in Lucknow, Adityanath pointed out that although the Kerala High Court had raised alarms on the issue years ago, it was the Uttar Pradesh government that enacted a strict law.

He said, "The Kerala High Court had expressed concern in 2009 and 2011 about this (love jihad), that it is a conspiracy to change religious demographics. We never paid attention to it. We enacted a stric...