MUMBAI, India – A Christian organisation in India is against a plan by the state government in Uttar Pradesh to increase the penalties for “unlawful conversion”.
The northern state has India’s largest population – with over 241 million people – but only has 356,000 Christians, just 0.18 percent.
The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) issued a statement condemning the intent of the Uttar Pradesh Government to pass the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2024.
