“We Don’t See Priyanka, Salamat As Hindu-Muslim”: Big Court Verdict In UP

The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has drafted a law against ‘Love Jihad’. Meanwhile, a case was filed against a Muslim man by his wife’s family members, which has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court. Salamat Ansari, a resident of Kushinagar, married Priyanka Kharwar last year. Priyanka had converted for this. The High Court has said, “We do not view Salamat Ansari and Priyanka Kharwar as Hindu-Muslim.”

The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has drafted a law against ‘Love Jihad’. Meanwhile, a case was filed against a Muslim man by his wife’s family members, which has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court. Salamat Ansari, a resident of Kushinagar, married Priyanka Kharwar last year. Priyanka had converted for this. The High Court has said, “We do not view Salamat Ansari and Priyanka Kharwar as Hindu-Muslim.”

The High Court said in the judgment, “The law allows every person to live with the person of his choice. They can be of the same or different religions or caste. ”In fact, last year Salamat Ansari and Priyanka Kharwar of Kushinagar got married against the wishes of the family. For this, Priyanka had converted to Islam before marriage. He has changed his name to Alia. After this, Priyanka’s family filed a kidnapping case against Salamat. It was alleged that Priyanka was seduced and driven away. The family said that Priyanka was a minor.

Salamat approached the court to quash the FIR. The High Court ruled that everyone has the right to choice. The court ordered the cancellation of the FIR. Here the Uttar Pradesh government is preparing to bring a law against ‘Love Jihad’. Adityanath Mittal, Chief Justice of UP Law Commission on Love Jihad, said, “Our report is based on illegal conversion. Converting religion by giving greed or hiding identity will come under this and will be punished for 3 years. ‘