NIA probe in 'love jihad' case necessary in view of visible pattern: Rijiju


Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS): Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the NIA probe into "love Jihad" case in Kerala was necessary as "a particular pattern is visible".

The Supreme Court's order had "given some kind of legitimacy" to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the matter, he told the media during a brief interaction on the sidelines of a conference here.

The minister's reaction was sought on the Supreme Court's direction to NIA to probe the case relating to conversion of a Hindu woman and her marriage to a Muslim man.

The minister supported the NIA's argument that it's not one-off case in Kerala and that there is a particular pattern.

Rijiju, however, declined to comment further. "Right now I will not comment on the case as it is under investigation by the Supreme Court," he said.

Replying to a query, he said the nation was capable of dealing with any internal or external threat.

"There are certain issues in our country which includes internal threats that is not to extent that the nation has to worry. India is capable of dealing with any internal or external threat," he said while evading direct reply to National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah's statement that the country faced threat from within and from one person.

"If somebody is making a comment which is political in nature, it's not worthy of giving a political retort from my side because I represent the government," he said when pressed further to comment on Abdullah's remark.

Earlier, replying to questions at the seminar on 'Youth Convention on National Security - Modi Government's efforts and achievements', Rijiju said the Central government was not showing discrimination towards any state or section of people.

"Things are reported when there are political equations. And, our responses get ignored if there are no political equations," he said when a student asked him why the Union Home Ministry voiced concern when an RSS activist was attacked in Kerala but kept mum when a Christian pastor was killed in Punjab.

"The Home Ministry is concerned about every untoward incident. (Union Home Minister) Rajnath Singhji spoke to Punjab CM when the pastor was attacked. He (Rajnath) also gave a similar response when the Kerala incident took place. But, because of political equations, his concern for Kerala incident was highlighted more," he said.

 

  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Before Kerala ‘love jihad’ case, SC upheld interfaith, inter-caste marriages in ‘free and democratic’ India
    A few years back, the Supreme Court came to the rescue of a sitting Rajasthan High court judge’s daughter, allowing her to go with a man she wanted to marry.
    The girl was kept under house arrest by her father, justice RS Rathore, because the man she intended to marry was outside her caste.
    The top court, however, ascertained the wishes of the woman and let her go with the person.
    A similar incident played out in the Supreme Court more than 20 years ago.
    Two Delhi-based advocates, Vipin and Jaspreet Gogia, approached the top court seeking protection from the woman’s father, a civil servant in Punjab. Jaspreet’s father was opposed to the marriage as she was a Jat Sikh and Vipin a Khatri Hindu.
    In a recent landmark judgment, the Supreme Court stood up for inter-caste and inter- religion marriages.

    “This is a free and democratic country, and once a person becomes a major he or she can marry whosoever he/she likes. If the parents of the boy or girl do not approve of such inter-caste or inter-religious marriage the maximum they can do is that they can cut off social relations with the son or the daughter,” court said.
    “Inter-caste marriages are, in fact, in the national interest as they will result in destroying the caste system,” it added.

    Ultimately, it is about the wishes of the girl, she is an adult and she can take decisions for herself.
    Is Supreme court is court for curtailing the rights of an adult woman?
    Is Supreme Court legalising the love jihad, a term right-wing groups use to allege an Islamist strategy of converting Hindu women through seduction, marriage or money?

    It is unfortunate that Judges of Supreme court are justifying Hindu fanatic version of 'love jihad' dragging NIA into pity interfaith marriage issue when millions of cases are piling in the courts.
    Jai Hind

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Lots of Eno and Burnol required for Subramanian Swamy. He still cannot get over his daughter marrying a muslim. That is why this frustration and witch hunt ?

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  • Nazeer husain, Jeddah Saudi arabia

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    It's a shame to say that NIA is so workless to investigate a simple religious choice aspect.If tomorrow parents of film actress kushboo ask the court to investigate their inter caste life then what the honourable court will say.Supreme court must not look into bjp party's political propaganda of love and jihad.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    BJP spokeswoman NC Shaina's mother is a muslim and NC Shaina's sister is also married to a muslim. So NIA will investigate them for Love Jihad and Terror angle ?

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  • MILAN, LUCERNE

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Quran 256: THERE IS NO COMPULSION [FORCE] IN RELIGION..

    THOSE WHO FORCE TO CONVERT TO ISLAM. WHICH IS INVALID

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  • Jeevan, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    Love jihad has to ban immediately, or else we won't get girls to marry.

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  • MILAN, LUCERNE

    Fri, Aug 18 2017

    WILL SUBRAMANIUM SWAMY FILES CASE AGAINST HIS DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW.

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