1 dze la[;k& 81 iathd`r la[;k&;w0,0@Mh0vks0&30@2018&2020

ljdkjh xtV] mRrjk[k.M mRrjk[k.M ljdkj }kjk izdkf”kr vlk/kkj.k

fo/kk;h ifjf”k’V Hkkx&1] [k.M ¼d½ ¼mRrjk[k.M vf/kfu;e½

nsgjknwu] lkseokj] ebZ 14] 2018 bZ0 cS”kk[k 24]1940 “kd lEor~

mRrjk[k.M “kklu fo/kk;h ,oa lalnh; dk;Z foHkkx la[;k 234@fo/kk;h ,oa lalnh; dk;Z@2018 nsgjknwu] 14 ebZ] 2018

vf/klwpuk fofo/k

**Hkkjr dk lafo/kku** ds vuqPNsn 200 ds v/khu jkT;iky egksn; us mRrjk[k.M fo/kku lHkk }kjk ikfjr mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk fo/ks;d] 2017 dks fnukad 11 ebZ] 2018 dks vuqefr iznku dh vkSj og mRrjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 28 o’kZ 2018 ds :i esa loZ&lk/kkj.k dh lwpukFkZ bl vf/klwpuk }kjk izdkf”kr fd;k tkrk gSA

2 mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 2018 ¿mRrjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k% 28 o’kZ 2018À /keZ Lora=rk mica/k djus dh n`f"V ls feF;k fu:i.k] cy iwoZd] vlE;d vlj] izihMu] izyksHku ;k fdlh vU; diViw.kZ jhfr ls ;k fookg }kjk ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjorZu djus ds fy, jkth djus ds fu’ks/k vkSj mlls vkuq’kkafxd fo’k;ksa ds fy,] vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds mugrjosa o’kZ esa mRrjk[k.M fo/kku lHkk }kjk fuEuor vf/kfu;fer fd;k tkrk gS% laf{kIr uke] 1- ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e dk laf{kIr uke mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 2018 gksxkA foLrkj vkSj izkjEHk ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mRrjk[k.M jkT; esa gksxkA ¼3½ ;g ,slh rkjh[k ls izHkkoh gksxk tSlk jkT; ljdkj }kjk jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk fu;r fd;k tk;A ifjHkk’kk,a 2- bl vf/kfu;e esa] tc rd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks]& ¼d½ **izyksHku** ls fdlh migkj ;k ifjrks’k.k ;k HkkSfrd ykHk ds :i esa fdlh izyksHku dk izLrko] pkgs og udn esa ;k jkstxkj] fdlh /kkfeZd fudk; }kjk pyk;s tk jgs izfrf’Br Ldwy esa fu%”kqYd f”k{kk] lqyHk /ku] csgrj thou “kSyh] nSoh; d`ik ;k vU; fdlh :i esa gks] lfEefyr ,oa vfHkizsr gS( ¼[k½ **/keZ ifjorZu ds fy, jkth djkuk** ls fdlh O;fDr dks ,d /keZ dks NksM+us vkSj fdlh vU; /keZ dks Lohdkj djus ds fy, lger djkuk] vfHkizsr gS(

¼x½ **cy** esa cy dk izn”kZu ;k /keZ ifjorZu djus okys O;fDr dks fdlh izdkj ls {kfr igqapkus dh /kedh nsuk ;k tcjnLrh /keZ ifjorZu djkus ds fy, jkth djkuk ;k fdlh vU; O;fDr ;k lEifr dks lfEefyr dj nsoh; Hkktu ;k lekt ls cfg’d`r djus dh /kedh nsuk lfEefyr gS( ¼?k½ **diViw.kZ** esa fdlh izdkj dk feF;k fu:i.k ;k dksbZ vU; diViw.kZ ;qfDr lfEefyr gS( ¼M-½ **izihMu**ls euksoSKkfud nokc ;k HkkSfrd nokc ds iz;ksx }kjk fdlh O;fDr ls mldh bPNk ds fo:} dkjZokbZ djus dks ck/; djuk ftlesa “kkjhfjd {kfr ;k /kedh lfEefyr gS] vfHkizsr gS(

¼p½ **vlE;d vlj** ls fdlh O;fDr }kjk viuh “kfDr dk var%dj.k ds fo:) iz;ksx djuk ;k ,sls izHkko dk iz;ksx djuk ftlls O;fDr dh bPNk ds vuqlkj dk;Zokgh djus ds fy;s vU; O;fDr }kjk nokc Mkyuk ;k izHkko esa ysuk vfHkizsr gS(

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¿mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 2018À

¼N½ **/keZ ifjorZu** ls fdlh ,d /keZ dks NksM+uk vkSj fdlh vU; /keZ dks Lohdkj djuk vfHkizsr gS(

¼t½ **vo;Ld** ls 18 o’kZ ls de vk;q dk dksbZ O;fDr vfHkizsr gS( ¼>½ */keZ* ls Hkkjr esa ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx esa iz;qDr fdlh laxfBr jhfr ij vkLFkk] fo”okl] iwtk ;k thou “kSyh vkSj rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k esa ;k ijEijkvksa ds v/khu ;Fkk ifjHkkf’kr /keZ vfHkizsr gS( ¼¥½ **/kkfeZd iqtkjh** ls fdlh /keZ dk dksbZ iqtkjh tks laLdkjksa dh fo”kqf) ;k fdlh /keZ ds ifjorZu ds fdlh lekjksg dk lEiknu djrk gS pkgs mls fdlh uke ls iqdkjk tk;] ;Fkk iqtkjh] iafMr] eqYyk] ekSyoh] Qknj bR;kfn vfHkizsr gS( ¼V½ mu 'kCnksa vkSj inksa ds] tks bl vf/kfu;e es iz;qDr gSa vkSj blesa ifjHkkf"kr ugha fd, x, gSa] ogh vFkZ gksaxs tks Hkkjr ;k mRrjk[k.M jkT; esa rRle; izoR`r fdlh fof/k esa dze'k% muds fy, fn, x, gSaA feF;k fu:i.k] 3- dksbZ O;fDr feF;k fu:i.k] cy] vlE;d vlj] izihMu] izyksHku ds iz;ksx }kjk ;k cyiwoZd] fdlh diViw.kZ ek/;e }kjk ;k fookg }kjk fdlh vU; O;fDr dks izR;{k ;k vU;Fkk diViw.kZ] vlE;d~ ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjofrZr ;k ifjofrZr djus dk iz;kl ugha djsxk vkSj u vlj] izihMu] izyksHku }kjk ,d gh fdlh O;fDr dks ,sls /keZ ifjorZu ds fy;s mdlk;sxk ;k mldk ‘kM;a= djsxk( /keZ ls nwljs /keZ ijUrq ;g fd ;fn dksbZ O;fDr vius iwoZ /keZ esa okil vkrk gS rks ,slk d`R; esas ifjorZu dk bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ dk ifjorZu ugh dgk tk;sxkA izfr’ks/k /keZ ifjorZu ds 4- /kkjk 3 ds v/khu O;fFkr O;fDr vFkok mlds ekrk&firk ;k HkkbZ&cfgu }kjk ,sls izfr ifjokn /keZ ifjorZu ds izfr bl vk/kkj ij U;k;ky; ds le{k ifjokn fd;k tk ldsxk fd og /kkjk 3 esa fofufnZ’V mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djrk gS( ijUrq] ;g fd tgka O;fFkr O;fDr vFkok mlds HkkbZ&cfgu vV~~Bkjg o"kZ ls de vk;q ds gSa vFkok tM+ ;k ikxy gS vFkok jksx ;k vax 'kSfFkY; ds dkj.k ifjokn djus esa vleFkZ gS] dksbZ vU; O;fDr] vFkok fdlh vU; O;fDr }kjk tks mlls jDr] fookg ;k nRrd ls lEcaf/kr gS] mldh vksj ls U;k;ky; dh vuqefr ls ifjokn dj ldsxkA /kkjk 3 ds mica/kksa 5- tks dksbZ /kkjk 3 ds mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk] fdlh flfoy nkf;Ro ij izHkko Mkys dk mYya?ku djus fcuk] og ,slh vof/k ds fy, dkjkokl ls] nafMr gk ij n.M sxk] tks ,d o’kZ ls de ugh gksxh fdUrq tks ikap o’kZ rd dh gks ldsxh vkSj og tqekZus ds fy, Hkh nk;h gksxk( ijUrq] ;g fd tks dksbZ vo;Ld] efgyk ;k vuqlwfpr tkfr ;k vuqlwfpr tutkfr ds lEca/k esa /kkjk 3 ds mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk og ,slh vof/k ds fy, dkjkokl ls] nafMr gksxk tks nks o’kZ ls de ugh gksxh fdUrq tks lkr o’kZ rd dh gks ldsxh vkSj og tqekZus ds fy, Hkh nk;h gksxkA

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¿mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 2018À

/keZ ifjorZu ds 6- dksbZ fookg tks fdlh ,d /keZ ds iq:’k }kjk fdlh vU; /keZ dh efgyk ds lkFk ,dek= mn~s”; ls s pkgs og Lo;a ds /keZ ifjorZu }kjk ;k fookg ds iwoZ ;k fd;k x;k fookg fookg ds iwoZ ;k i”pkr i”pkr efgyk dk /keZ ifjofrZr djus ds }kjk] /keZ ifjorZu ds ,dek= iz;kstu ls vd`r ,oa “kwU; fd;k x;k gS] dks fookg ds fdlh i{kdkj }kjk nwljs i{kdkj ds fo:} izLrqr fd, gksxk x, vkosnu ij dqVqEc U;k;ky; }kjk ;k tgka dqVqEc U;k;ky; LFkkfir ugh gS] ogka ,sls ekeyksa ds fopkj.k ds fy, ftl U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk gks }kjk] vd`r vkSj “kwU; ?kksf’kr fd;k tk ldsxkA og U;k;ky; 7- /kkjk 6 ds v/khu izR;sd vkosnu ml dqVqEc U;k;ky; ;k tgka dqVqEc U;k;ky; ftlesa vkosnu LFkkfir ugh gS] ogka ,sls ekeys ds fopkj.k ds fy, ftl U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk izLrqr fd;k gks] mldh LFkkuh; ml lhekvksa ds vUnj izLrqr fd;k tk;sxk tgka & tk;sxk ¼,d½ fookg dk vuq"Bkiu gqvk Fkk( ;k ¼nks½ izR;FkhZ] vkosnu ds izLrqr fd, tkus ds le;] fuokl djrk gS( ;k ¼rhu½ fookg ds i{kdkjksa us vafre ckj ,d lkFk fuokl fd;k Fkk( ;k ¼pkj½ vkosfndk gksus dh n'kk esa iRuh] tgka og vkosnu dks izLrqr djus ds fnukad dks fuokl dj jgh gSA /keZ ds ifjorZu 8- ¼1½ dksbZ O;fDr tks viuk /keZ ifjorZu djus dk bPNqd gS] og de ls de ,d ds iwoZ dh ekg iwoZ ftyk eftLVªs~V ;k ftyk eftLVsªV }kjk fo”ks’k :i ls izkf/kd`r mn~?kks’k.kk vkSj dk;Zikyd eftLVªsV ds le{k fofgr iz:i esa ;g mn~?kks’k.kk djsxk fd og Lo;a “kq}rk laLdkj ds dh bPNk ls viuk /keZ ifjorZu djus dk bPNqd gS vkSj mlus viuh Lora= lEca/k esa iwoZ lgefr nh gS rFkk blesa cy] izihMu] vlE;d vlj ;k izyksHku lfEefyr ugh fjiksVZ gSA ¼2½ /kkfeZd iqtkjh tks “kq}rk laLdkj ;k fdlh /keZ ls vU; /keZ esas fdlh O;fDr ds /keZ ifjorZu ds fy, lekjksg izk;ksftr djsxk mldh lwpuk fofgr iz:i ij ftyk eftLVªsV ;k ml ftys ds ftyk eftLVªsV }kjk bl iz;kstu ds fy, fu;qDr fdlh vf/kdkjh dks] tgka ,slk lekjksg vk;ksftr fd;k tkuk izLrkfor gS] ,d ekg iwoZ nsxkA ¼3½ ftyk eftLVsªV mi/kkjk ¼1½ vkSj ¼2½ ds v/khu izkIr lwpuk ds i”pkr mDr izLrkfor /keZ ifjorZu ds okLrfod vk”k;] iz;kstu vkSj dkj.k ds lEca/k esa iqfyl ds ek/;e ls tkap lEikfnr djsxkA ¼4½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ vkSj @ ;k mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds mYya?ku esa mDr /keZ ifjorZu dk izHkko voS/k rFkk “kwU; gksxkA ¼5½ tks dksbZ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk og ,slh vof/k ds fy, dkjkokl ls] nafMr gksxk tks rhu ekg ls de ugh gksxh fdUrq tks ,d o’kZ rd dh gks ldsxh vksj og tqekZus ds fy, Hkh nk;h gksxkA ¼6½ tks dksbZ mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk og ,slh vof/k ds fy, dkjkokl ls] nafMr gksxk tks N% ekg ls de ugh gksxh fdUrq tks nks o’kZ rd dh gks ldsxh vkSj og tqekZus ds fy, Hkh nk;h gksxkA

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¿mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 2018À vfHk;kstu dh iwoZ 9- /kkjk 8 ds v/khu fd;s x;s fdlh vijk/k ds fy, fdlh O;fDr }kjk vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ftyk eftLVªsV ;k mlds }kjk ,sls vU; izkf/kdkjh tks fd mi[kaM eftLVªsV ds Js.kh ls fuEu u gks] tSlk fd mls bl iz;kstu ds fy, izkf/kd`r fd;k x;k gks] dh iwoZ Lohdf`r ds fcuk lafLFkr ugh fd;k tk;sxkA fdlh LkaLFkk ;k 10- ;fn dksbZ laLFkk ;k laxBu bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djrk gS laxBu }kjk ;FkkfLFkfr ml laLFkk ;k laxBu ds ekeyksa dk izHkkjh O;fDr /kkjk 5 ds v/khu fn;s vf/kfu;e ds x;s n.M ds v/;/khu gksxk rFkk lquokbZ dk ;qfDr;qDr volj fn;s tkus ds i”pkr mica/kksa ds ,sls laxBu ;k laLFkk dk rRle; izo`Rr fof/k;ksa ds vuqlkj fd;k x;k jftLVªhdj.k mYya?ku ds fy, fujLr fd;k tk ldsxkA n.M nku ;k va”knku 11- rRle; izo`Rr fdlh vU; fof/k esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh fdlh O;fDr ;k Lohdkj djus dk laxBu dks bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa dk mYya?ku djds fdlh nku ;k va”knku dks izfr’ks/k fdlh izdkj ls ns”k ;k fons”k ls izkIr djus dh vuqKk ugh nh tk;sxhA vijk/k ds i{kdkj 12- bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu tc dksbZ vijk/k dkfjr fd;k tk;] fuEu esa ls izR;sd vijk/k ds dkfjr djus esa Hkkx ysus okyk le>k tk;sxk vkSj vijk/k dk nks’kh gksxk vkSj ,sls vf/kjksfir fd;k tk;sxk ekuks fd mlus okLro esa vijk/k fd;k gS] vFkkZr& ¼,d½ izR;sd O;fDr ftlus okLro esa ,slk d`R; fd;k gS] tks vijk/k lajfpr djrk gS( ¼nks½ izR;sd O;fDr tks fdlh vU; O;fDr dks vijk/k dkfjr djus esa l{ke cukus ;k lgk;rk djus ds mns”; ls ,slk d`R; djrk gS ;k djus dk yksi djrk gS( ¼rhu½ izR;sd O;fDr tks vijk/k dkfjr djus esa fdlh vU; O;fDr dks lgk;rk djrk gS ;k mdlkrk gS( ¼pkj½ dksbZ O;fDr tks vijk/k dkfjr djus ds fy, fdlh vU; O;fDr dks ijke”kZ nsrk gS ;k mikIr djrk gSA lcwr dk Hkkj 13- bl rF; ds lcwr dk Hkkj fd dksbZ /keZ ifjorZu feF;k fu:i.k] cy] vlE;d~ vlj] izihMu] izyksHku ;k fdlh diViw.kZ lk/ku }kjk ;k fookg }kjk izHkkfor ugh gS] ml O;fDr ij ftls bl izdkj laifjofrZr fd;k x;k gks] ,oa tc ,slk laifjorZu fdlh O;fDr }kjk lqdj cuk;k x;k gks rc ,sls vU; O;fDr ij gksxkA vijk/k dk xSj 14- n.M izfdz;k lafgrk] 1973 esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs Hkh] bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dkfjr tekurh; gksuk izR;sd vijk/k xSj tekurh; gksxkA dfBukbZ;ksa dks nwj 15- ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa dks izHkkoh fd;s tkus esa dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu djus dh “kfDr gksrh gS rks mRrjk[k.M ljdkj vkns”k }kjk jkti= esa izdkf”kr djds ,sls mica/k tks bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa ds vlaxr u gks vkSj ,slh dfBukbZ dks nwj djuk vko”;d vkSj lehphu gks] dj ldsxh( ijUrq] ;g fd bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk dh rkjh[k ls nks o’kZ dh lekfIr ds i”pkr ,slk dksbZ vkns”k ugh fd;k tk;sxkA ¼2½ bl /kkjk ds v/khu fd;k x;k izR;sd vkns”k “kh?kzrk”kh?kz bls fd;s tkus ds i”pkr jkT; fo/kku e.My ds le{k j[kk tk;sxkA ------6

¿mRrjk[k.M /keZ Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 2018À fu;e cukus dh 16- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa ds fdz;kUo;u “kfDr ds fy, fu;e ;k fofu;e cuk ldsxhA ¼2½ bl /kkjk ds v/khu cuk;k x;k izR;sd fu;e mls cuk;s tkus ds i”pkr “kh?kzrk”kh?kz fo/kku e.My ds le{k j[kk tk;sxk vkSj jkT; fo/kku e.My }kjk ,sls mikarj.kksa ds v/;/khu gksxk tSlk l= ds nkSjku jkT; fo/kku e.My }kjk fd;k tk;A ¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu fd;s x;s mikarj.k jkti= esa izdkf”kr fd;s tk;saxs vkSj og rn~i”pkr izHkkoh gksaxsA

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dkj.k rFkk mn~ns”;ksa dk dFku Hkkjr dk lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 25]26]27 rFkk 28 esa /keZ dh Lora=rk dk vf/kdkj dh Looa=rk nh x;h gS ftlesa Hkkjr ds leLr ukxfjdksa dks /keZ dh Lora=rk micaf/kr gSA bl vf/kdkj dk mns”; Hkkjr dh lkekftd Hkkouk dks n”kkZrk gSA lafo/kku ds vuqlkj jkT; dk dksbZ /keZ ugh gS vkSj lHkh /keZ jkT; ds le{k leku gS vkSj jkT; fdlh /keZ dks fdlh vU; /keZ ds lkis{k dksbZ ojh;rk ugh ns ldrk gSA ukxfjd viuh bPNk ls fdlh /keZ dk ikyu] O;ogkj vkSj izpkj dj ldrk gSA 2& vc rd /keZ laifjorZu ds oS;fDrd ,oa lkewfgd nksuksa izdkj ds vusdksa ekeys vk;s gSaaA LoHkkfod :i ls ,slh ToyUr ?kVuk,a cgq/kkfeZd lekt esa] tSlk fd gekj lekt gS] okn&fookn dk fo’k; jgh gS] vU; /keZ ds detksj oxkZsa ds /keZ ifjorZu ds xqIr ,tsaMs ds lkFk Nn~e lkekftd laLFkkvksa dh mifLFkfr dks Hkh ns[kk x;k gSA ,sls vusdksa mnkgj.k gSa] tgka lh/ks&lkns O;fDr dks izyksHku nsdj ;k vlE;d vlj ds v/khu laifjorZu fd;k tkrk gS blh izdkj dqN yksxksa dks vU; /keZ esa ifjorZu ds fy;s foo”k fd;k x;k gSA 3& v|ru /kkfeZd ifjorZu ds dfri; ekeys vk;s gSa tks oS;fDrd vkSj lkewfgd gSaA okLro esa ,slh ?kVuk,a fopkj.kh; gksrh gS] bl izdkj cgq /kkfeZd lekt esa] tSls ge] ?kVuk,a ?kfVr gksrh gSA 4& feF;k lkekftd laxBuksa dh mifLFkfr esa ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjorZu ds fNis gq, ,atsMs }kjk dk;Zokgh dh tkrh gS] ,sls Hkh mnkgj.k gS tc xjhc O;fDr izyksHku ;k vuko”;d nokc ds v/khu /keZ ifjorZu dj ysrs gSA dqN ekeyksa esa ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjorZu cy iwoZd fd;s x;s gSA ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ ds yksxksa dks vius /keZ esa lfEefyr dj viuh la[;k dks c

¼nsk½ ;g vo;”d] efgyk] vuqlwfpr tkfr ;k vuqlwfpr tutkfr ds lEca/k esa ,sls /keZ ifjorZu ds fy, o`gRrj n.M miyc/k djk;sxkA ¼rhu½ /keZ ifjorZu]feF;k fu:i.k] cy iwoZd] vlE;d vlj] izihMu] tcjnLrh] izyksHku ;k fdlh vU; diViw.kZ jhfr ls ;k fookg }kjk ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjorZu djus ds fy, ugh fd;k x;k gS] ds lcwr dk Hkkj ,sls /keZ ifjorZu djkus okys O;fDr ij ,oa ,sls laifjorZu O;fDr ij gksxkA ¼pkj½ ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjorZu djus ds fy, izR;sd oS;fDrd /keZ ifjorZu ds fy, fofgr izkf/kdkjh ds le{k mn?kks’k.kk djuh gksxh fd ;g /keZ ifjorZu feF;k fu:i.k] cy iwoZd] vlE;d vlj] izihMu] tcjnLrh] izyksHku ;k fdlh vU; diViw.kZ jhfr ls ;k fookg }kjk ,d /keZ ls nwljs /keZ esa ifjorZu djus ds fy, ugh gSA ¼ikap½ fdlh ,d /keZ ls vU; /keZ esa yM+dh ds /keZ ifjorZu ds ,dek= iz;kstu ds fy, fd;s x;s fookg ij ,slk fookg “kwU; ?kksf’kr fd;k tk ldsxkA 7& izLrkfor fo/ks;d mi;qZDr mnns”;ksa dh iwfrZ djrk gSA ---

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The Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 [Uttarakhand Act N0: 28 of 2018] An Act to provide freedom of religion by prohibition of conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage and for the matters incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in the Sixty-ninth year of the Republic of , as follows:

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018. extent and commencement (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Uttarakhand. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Definitions 2 In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Allurement” means and includes offer of any temptation in the form of any gift or gratification or material benefit, either in cash or kind or employment, free education in reputed school run by any religious body, easy money, better lifestyle, divine pleasure or otherwise; (b) “Convincing for conversion” means to make one person agree to renounce one’s religion and adopt another religion; (c) “Force” includes a show of force or a threat of injury of any kind to the person converted or sought to be converted or to any other person or property including a threat of divine displeasure or social excommunication; (d) “Fraudulent” includes misrepresentation of any kind or any other fraudulent contrivance; (e) “Coercion” means compelling an individual to act against his will by the use of psychological pressure or physical force causing bodily injury or threat thereof; (f) “Undue influence” means the unconscientious use by one person of his power or influence over another in order to persuade the other to act in accordance with the will of the person exercising such influence. ------

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{the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018} (g) “Conversion” means renouncing one religion and adopting another ; (h) “Minor” means a person under eighteen years of age; (i) “Religion” means any organized system of faith, belief, worship or lifestyle, as prevailing in India or any part of it, and defined under any law or custom for the time being in force; (j) “Religious priest” means priest of any religion who performs purification Sanskar or conversion ceremony of any religion and by whatever name he is called such as pujari, pandit, mulla, maulvi, father etc., (k) The words and expressions used in this Act and not defined in it but defined in any other law for the time being in force in India or in State of Uttarakhand shall have the same meaning assigned to them respectively. Prohibition of 3. No person shall convert or attempt to convert, either directly or otherwise, conversion from any other person from one religion to another by use of misrepresentation, one religion to another religion force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by by marriage nor shall any person abet or conspire such conversion; misrepresentation, Provided that, if any person comes back to his ancestral religion, force, fraud, undue influence, shall not be deemed conversion under this Act. coercion, allurement or marriage Complaint to 4. Any aggrieved person under section 3 or his parents or brother-sister may conversion of complaint to the Court of such conversion of religion on the ground that it religion would contravene of the conditions specified in section 3; Provided that, where aggrieved person or his brother or sister are under the age of eighteen years, or are idiot or lunatic, or are from sickness or infirmity unable to make a complaint some other person or by any other person who is related to him by blood, marriage or adoption, a complaint may be made on his behalf with the leave of the Court. Punishment for 5. Whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 3 shall, without prejudice to contravention of any civil liability, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not provisions of Section 3 be less than one year but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine; Provided that whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in respect of a minor, a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine. ------

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{the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018} Marriages done 6. Any marriage which was done for the sole purpose of conversion by the man of for sole purpose one religion with the woman of another religion either by converting himself of conversion to be declared null before or after marriage or by converting the woman before or after marriage and void may be declared null and void by the Family Court or where Family Court is not established, the Court having jurisdiction to try such case on a petition presented by either party thereto against the other party of the marriage . Court to which 7. Every petition under section 6 shall be presented to the Family Court or where petition shall be Family Court is not established, the Court having jurisdiction to try such case presented within the local limits- (i) the marriage was solemnized; or (ii) the respondent, at the time of the presentation of the petition, resides; or (iii) the parties to the marriage last resided together; or (iv) in case the wife is the petitioner, where she is residing on the date of presentation of the petition. Declaration 8. (1) One who desires to convert his religion, shall give a declaration at least one before month in advance, in the prescribed proforma, to the or conversion of religion and pre- the Executive Magistrate specially authorized by District Magistrate that report about he wishes to convert his religion on his own and at his free consent and purification without any force, coercion, undue influence or allurement. Sanskar (2) The religious priest, who performs purification Sanskar or conversion ceremony for converting any person of one religion to another religion, shall give one month's advance notice of such conversion, in the prescribed proforma, to the District Magistrate or any other officer appointed for that purpose by the District Magistrate of the district where such ceremony is proposed to be performed. (3) The District Magistrate, after receiving the information under sub-section (1) and (2), shall get an enquiry conducted through police, with regard to real intention, purpose and cause of that proposed religion conversion. (4) Contravention of the Sub-section (1) and/or sub-section (2) shall have the effect of rendering the said conversion, illegal and void. (5) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but may extend to one year and shall also be liable to fine. (6) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine. ------12

{the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018} Prosecution to be 9. No prosecution for an offence under section 8 shall be instituted by any person made with the except by or with the previous sanction of the District Magistrate or such other prior sanction authority not below the rank of a Sub-Divisional Magistrate, as may be authorized by him in that behalf. Punishment for 10. If any institution or organization violates the provisions of this Act, the person or violation of persons in charge of the affairs of the organization or institution, as the case may provisions of Act by an institution be, shall be subject to punishment as provided under section 5 and the registration or of the organization or institution under any law for the time being in force may be organization cancelled after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing. Prohibition on 11. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, accepting no person or organization violating the provisions of this Act shall be allowed to donation or contribution accept any donation or contribution of any kind from within the country or abroad. Parties to offence 12. When an offence is committed under this Act, each of the following shall be deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and shall be charged as if he has actually committed it, that is to say,- (i) Every person who actually does the act which constitutes the offence; (ii) Every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence; (iii) Every person who aids or abets another person in committing the offence; (iv) Any person who counsels or procures any other person to commit the offence. Burden of Proof 13. The burden of prove as to whether a religious conversion was not effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage lies on the person so converted and, where such conversion has been facilitated by any person, on such other person. Offences to be 14. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, non bailable every offence committed under this Act shall be non bailable. Power to remove 15. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the difficulties Government of State of Uttarakhand may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it, to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty; Provided, that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before State Legislature. ------

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{the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018} Power to make 16. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, Rules make Rules or Regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) All Rules made under this section shall be laid before the State Legislature, as soon as may be, after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications, as the State Legislature may make, during the session. (3) Any modification so made under sub-section (2) shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon take effect. ------

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

1. Right to freedom of religion is guaranteed under Articles 25, 26, 27 and 28 of the , which provide religious freedom to all citizens of India. The objective of this right is to sustain the spirit of secularism in India. According to the Constitution, State has no religion and all religions are equal before the State and no religion shall be given preference over the other. Citizens are free to preach, practice and propagate any religion of their choice. 2. The Constitution confers on each individual the fundamental right to profess, practice and propagate his religion. However, the individual right to freedom of conscience and religion cannot be extended to construe a collective right to proselytize; for the right to religious freedom belongs equally to the person converting and the individual sought to be converted. 3. Still, there have been umpteen cases of religious conversions, both mass and individual. Obviously, such incidents have been hotly debated, more so in a multi-religious society, like ours. The presence of pseudo-social organizations with a hidden agenda to convert the vulnerable sections of other religions has been noticed. There have been instances when gullible people have been converted by offering allurement or under undue influence. Some have been forced to convert to other religions. 4. We have come across incidents in which with an agenda to increase strength of their own religion by getting people from other religions converted to their own religion, people do marry girls of other religion by misrepresentation of their own religion and after getting marriage to such girls, they get them converted to their own religion. Several instances came in notice that people convert themselves to the other religion only for the purpose of marriage with the girl of that -religion and after marriage they got that girl converted into their own religion. Recently Hon'ble Supreme Court also took judicial notice of such instances in the cases of SLP (Crl.) No.5777 of 2017 Shafin Jahan v. Asokan K.M. & Ors. and Writ Petition (Crl.) No.142 of 2016 Aman Beg v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. 5. Several States in India already have their own Right to Freedom of Religion Acts such as Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujrat, Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and recently Uttarakhand High Court in the case of HABC No.20 of 2017 Girish Kumar Sharma v. State of Uttarakhand also emphasized need for Freedom of Religion Act for the State of Uttarakhand to curb sham practices of conversion only for the purpose of marriage. Such incidents not only infringe the freedom of religion of the persons so converted but also militate against the secular fabric of our society. 6. The bill therefore, seeks to:-

(i) Prohibit religious conversions which are effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage by making it an offence; (ii) Provide greater punishment for such conversion in respect of the Minor, Women, Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes; 15

(iii) Provide that the onus of proof that the conversion was not effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage lies on the person converting them and the person converted; and (iv) Provide that every individual converting from one religion to another shall submit to the prescribed authority a declaration that the conversion was not effected through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage and such authority shall make an inquiry in such cases; (v) Declare marriages null and void, which were done solely for the purpose of conversion of girls from one religion to another religion, on the complaint of girl or her parents.

7. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

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