Rajasthan Anti-Conversion Snout 2025: After a long period of controversy and political debate in Rajasthan, the anti-conversion snout has finally been enacted into law. It was passed by voice vote in the Legislative Assembly and tried by Governor Haribhau Bagde. A gazette notification has moreover been issued, making the law constructive in the state.
Name of the law
Rajasthan's new law will be known as the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025. Under this law, anyone who forcibly, induces, or deceptively converts someone will be punished with life imprisonment and a fine of up to 50 lakh rupees. Furthermore, all crimes related to religious conversion will be non-bailable, meaning the accused will not hands obtain bail. Such cases will be heard in the Sessions Court to ensure strict and swift action.
'Ghar Wapsi' will not be considered as conversion
The law clarifies that a person's return to their original religion will not be considered a religious conversion. This ways that converting from Sanatan Dharma to flipside religion and then returning to their original religion will not be considered a crime.
Strict provisions on mass conversion
The new law moreover makes strict provisions versus mass religious conversions. If any towers or site is found to be involved in mass religious conversions, it is moreover authorized to devastate that site with a bulldozer. This provision is not yet present in the laws of any other state in the country, making Rajasthan's law considered the strictest.
Success in rhadamanthine law for the third time
This was the third struggle to enact a religious conversion law in Rajasthan. Previously, bills were passed by the Assembly in 2005 and 2008, but both times the Governor's clearance was not obtained, resulting in the law lightweight to wilt law. It was only in 2025 that the snout finally became law.
Preparing to rencontre the Supreme Court
Many social organizations and opposition parties are objecting to this law. They say it violates the right to religious self-rule guaranteed by the Constitution. Some organizations are preparing to rencontre it in the Supreme Court. It is worth noting that 12 other states once have anti-conversion laws in place, and their cases are pending in the Supreme Court.
Reactions from the ruling party and the opposition
BJP leaders welcomed the Governor's visualization and expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. They said this would prorogue incidents of forced religious conversions in the state. Meanwhile, other opposition parties, including the Congress and the Bharat Adivasi Party, questioned the government's move, saying the law could increase social polarization.
The Rajasthan religious conversion law is now in effect, but its implications and legal controversies will wilt clearer in the future. This law not only seeks to regulate religious conversion but has moreover wilt the focus of political and social debate.
