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The claim of "Love Jihad"
has had many reactionary responses, but an academic article written in 2009
provides interesting insights:
Economic & Political Weekly - By
Charu Gupta
HINDU WOMEN, MUSLIM MEN: LOVE JIHAD
& CONVERSIONS
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India Today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/abvp-love-jihad-delhi-university-rohit-chahal/1/394097.html
India - Delhi University to Launch
Campaign Against "Love Jihad"
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi
Parishad (ABVP) will soon launch a campaign in the
The
campaign, which will include sensitizing and raising awareness on 'love jihad',
will be launched soon after the varsity reopens in mid-October after vacation,
ABVP leaders said.
"We
will campaign against 'love jihad' in the DU after colleges re-open. The ABVP
top leadership has already announced for a campaign in all universities,"
Rohit Chahal, ABVP national secretary and a student of Buddhist Studies at DU,
claimed. Observing that cases of 'love jihad' are reportedly increasing across
the country, the ABVP leaders claimed that the trend of Hindu women falling in
love with Muslim men posing as Hindus and their alleged forceful conversion is
not a simple event but is happening as part of a strategy.
"There
are many cases of 'love jihad'. We will launch a campaign in all universities
to raise awareness on 'love jihad' which is part of a larger campaign. We are
not against love but against hiding identity and forced conversions," ABVP
national vice-president Mamta Yadav asserted.
The
ABVP leaders said that their move is aimed at restoring 'respect for women',
'safety for women' and achieving a 'liquor-free culture'. At a recent national
meeting, the ABVP had reportedly decided to form vigilante groups at
universities to curb 'love jihad'.
Chahal
said that the ABVP will run a general awareness campaign on women's safety,
female foeticide and other issues in the DU. The ABVP will form a human chain
on October 7 at various locations in the country to raise awareness against
atrocities on women.
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