Mumbai, March 17 -- A day after the Maharashtra government introduced the draft of the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the Maharashtra assembly with a provision of imprisonment, Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai welcomed the Bill and cited the speech of Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Bhaskar Jadhav.

Desai told reporters, "Yesterday, Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Bhaskar Jadhav gave a speech in the assembly regarding this (Maharashtra Conversion Bill 2026) bill, and we support it. We welcome it... UBT has taken the initiative to support good work; we welcome this too."

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has extended his party's support to the recently passed bill in the Maharashtra legislative assembly - Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam 2026 or the Maharas...