Gujarat to bring law against love jihad: CM Vijay Rupani
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said his government will soon bring a strict law against love jihad in the state. He announced this while addressing a poll rally in Vadodara ahead of the municipal corporation elections. In the recent past, BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have brought religious freedom laws to stop conversion through marriage or by fraudulent means.
'Activities in name of love jihad will not be tolerated'
"We are going to bring a law against love jihad in the Assembly. Such activities being done in the name of love jihad will not be tolerated...The BJP-government'>BJP Government will bring strict laws against love jihad in the coming days," Rupani said.
Our government has framed strict law against gundas: Rupani
Rupani said his government has also framed strict laws against gundas (anti-social) elements and land grabbers with provisions of up to 10 and 14 years of imprisonment to protect the interests of the common man. "In the past Assembly sessions, our government had come up with stringent laws. We have made an act against gundas," he said.
Gujarat Government also came up with Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act
"To ensure that such elements do not cause trouble to the common man and get strict punishment of 10 years, we brought the act," Rupani said. "We also came up with the Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act so that people do not enter others' land and take over others' property using bogus documents. We brought this law with a provision of 14-year punishment," he said.
Gujarat will witness a golden age of development: Rupani
The Chief Minister added that the BJP Government at the Centre has fulfilled the promises made to the people regarding the construction of Ram temple, scrapping of Article 370, and took revenge for Pulwama by launching an airstrike. According to Rupani, Gujarat will witness a "golden age of development" when the BJP rules "from panchayat to the Parliament."
Rupani praised Modi Government for delivering what is needed
"This is the golden time for Gujarat because the Modi Government at the Centre gives us whatever we ask for," Rupani said. "The previous Congress-led Union Government did not allow us to open the gates of the Narmada dam. But Modi gave permission within 17 days, which opened up the gates of development," he said. He promised metro trains in Vadodara and other cities of Gujarat.
Biggest overbridge being constructed in Vadodara at Rs. 250 crore
"We are going ahead with the mantra of development," Rupani said. "Roads, gutter lines, and streetlights are our responsibility. But to make cities modern, we are constructing overbridges. The biggest overbridge in Gujarat is being constructed in Vadodara at Rs. 250 crore," he said.
Metro trains in most Gujarat cities soon
"We will also resolve the issue of drinking water and flooding in Vishwamitri river...We are going to start metro trains in all the cities," Rupani said. "They have started in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Surat. Now, we will also start metro trains in Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar, and Bhavnagar," he added. Meanwhile, elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat are scheduled on February 21.
