Has a single person so far been charged under the IPC sections for forcing religious conversions?" "The name of the draft is Jharkhand Freedom of Religion Act 2017, which restricts freedom of religious conversion by choice. The IPC already has provisions for nailing those who incite tension by forcing conversions," he maintained. Party MLA Simon Marandi told newspersons at the Assembly that if need be, he would approach the judiciary. JVM MLA Prakash Ram claimed that the situation in Latehar had become tense after people saw the controversial advertisement.

Source: The Telegraph August 11, 2017 21:11 UTC