Woman's Panel Chief Talks "Love Jihad" Cases With Maharashtra Governor | Read
The issue of "love jihad" came up at a meeting between Rekha Sharma, the chief of the National Commission of Women and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday in the backdrop of the recent row over a Tanishq advertisement. The Commission said Ms Sharma had highlighted the "rise" in ''love jihad'' cases in the state, reported news agency Press Trust of India. "Madam Chairperson raised the issue of rise in love jihad cases in Maharashtra. She highlighted a distinction between consensual inter-faith marriages and love jihad and said that the latter required attention," a statement from the Commission read, reported PTI.
