Maharashtra to review laws on conversion
MUMBAI, June 25 -- The Maharashtra government is taking proactive measures to prevent atrocities against women, especially concerning religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the workplace, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the legislative assembly on Wednesday.
Fadnavis said that a committee of women lawmakers will be constituted shortly to review the existing legal framework and recommend reforms, if needed.
He was responding to questions about the controversy around alleged religious conversions at a BPO linked to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik recently. Fadnavis also ordered a probe into allegations by Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande that nearly 150 female students of the government-run ITI in Solapur were forced to change their religion. HT has not been able to independently verify the claim....
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