A BJP lawmaker in Madhya Pradesh has said that she wants Muslims barred from "Garbha", a Gujarati dance festival, to be held in October.
According to a report on Wednesday, Usha Thakur, who is also the BJP's state vice president, is planning to write to Garbha organisers in her constituency, asking them to stop Muslim men from entering the venues.
She claims, the decision is based on a meeting of "intellectuals" during the festival season last year.
"We have got data that during the Garbha, on an average, four lakh girls convert to Islam every year. So we have started this awareness drive," the report quoted her as saying.
She said that organisers must check the identities of people at the gates before allowing them inside.
She said that it is the only way to stop the alleged "love jihad".
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress has condemned her remarks while the ruling BJP has distanced itself from her controversial move.
"The idea is absurd. You cannot force things on society like this," the report quoted Congress leader Satyadev Katere as saying.
Pro-Hindu groups seemed to have stepped up their campaign against "love jihad" - a term for what they consider an Islamist strategy to convert Hindu women, ahead of by-polls on Saturday in key states like Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
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MP BJP legislator wants Muslims barred from Garbha celebrations : North, News - India Today