Saturday, December 31, 2011

Love-Jihad makes waves in Karnataka assembly – The Pioneer – 17.12.11


The Karnataka Assembly on Friday witnessed to a serious debate on love jihad, where incidents of  oung girls allegedly being lured into marriage and then getting converted to I s  l  a m  h a  v  e  b e  e n reported.  Many ruling BJP memb e r s   f  rom   t h e co a s t  a  l  di s t r  i c  t s  of Udupi and  angalore drew the attention of the Government.  D u r i n g   Z  e r o Hour, Mallika Prasad (BJP) said 84 girls  ave been reported missing in Dakshina Kannada district  from  June  to November, of whom only 69 have  een traced. “What happened to the fate of those who re mained unt r a c ed?  ”   she   a s ke d. “Under  he guise of love and marriage, young girls were being lured and sold,” said Prasad.  Deputy Speaker N  ogish Bhat (BJP), also from the coastal district, said, “This year, 64 girls went missing in Udupi and only  2 have been traced.” He alleged that the drug mafia was also involved and that several girls had  ommitted suicide. Bhat said the p  o l i c e   h a v e   b  e  e n threatening those who inform them about alleged conversions.  I n   r e  p l y,   L  a w M i n i s t e r   S   S u  r e  s h Kumar said, “The issue should  ot be viewed through political angle. One should understand problems of parents of the girls who fall  nto such traps. It is an alarming development. It is a serious matter.” Kumar assured the House  that  e  ould discuss the matter with Home Minister R Ashok and request him to order a probe. 

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