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GUJARAT, INDIA, February 25, 2003: The Gujarati state government has plans to introduce a new law stopping the practice of unethical religious conversion. State Governor Sunder Singh Bhandari declared the Freedom of Religion Bill would be brought before the state assembly during the session that opened on Tuesday. The law — known as Dharam Swatantrata Vidheya — will be similar to anti-conversion laws that exist in some other Indian states that ban conversion by inducement or fraud. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ashok Bhatt says the final shape of the new law will be decided at a cabinet meeting next week.

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