Yogi Says Religious Conversions a Deep Conspiracy, Won't Be Tolerated

CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday termed illegal religious conversions a calculated conspiracy to undermine the nation's identity and destroy social fabric, asserting that Uttar Pradesh government was taking firm action to curb it.

- NAMITA BAJPAI @ Lucknow

Yogi referred to the recent case of Balrampur where a large-scale illegal conversion racket backed by foreign funding was unearthed. The CM revealed that the suspicious transactions of over ₹100 crore were found across 40 accounts with pre-determined "rates" for conversion. He termed it a grave threat to economic and social security of the state and the nation.

"Some forces are deliberately trying to alter the fundamental character of the country through unlawful conversions. This is an attack on social cohesion and cannot be tolerated under any circumstances," the CM said while addressing the flagging-off ceremony of Shri Tegh Bahadur Sandesh Yatra dedicated to the 350th Shaheedi Varsh of the Sikh Guru.