Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that a law to check religious conversions will be introduced in Punjab if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government in the state after the 2027 Assembly elections.
Addressing a “Badlav rally” in Moga, Shah raised the issue of religious conversions in the state. He claimed that the problem is affecting many parts of Punjab. "All of Punjab is facing the issue of religious conversions. I am saying this to all Hindu and Sikh brothers and sisters, you form the BJP government once, we will bring a Bill to check religious conversions," he said.
Taking a swipe at the Indian National Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, Shah questioned whether these parties were unaware of the issue. He accused them of ignoring the problem for the sake of vote-bank politics.
Shah also referred to the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and said that he had sacrificed his life while standing against religious conversions.
"From this land, I want to say this today -- if Guru Tegh Bahadurji was not there, there would not be a single Hindu left in India today," he said. He also paid tribute to the Sikh Gurus and said he bows his head in respect to the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh.
Earlier this month in Mumbai, Shah had also spoken about religious conversions in Punjab. At that time, he had urged the state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take steps to stop such practices. Shah had made those remarks while addressing the “Hind-Di-Chadar” commemoration event in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. The event marked the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
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