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Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 18:48 IST
BJP MLA Usha Thakur stated that criminals who indulge in 'love jihad' should be punished by having their "eyes gouged out and hands chopped off".
BJP MLA Usha Thakur represents Mhow in Indore district in Madhya Pradesh. (Image: X/@UshaThakurMLA)
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Usha Thakur on Thursday demanded for a Sharia-like punishment for those indulging in ‘love jihad’. The MLA in Indore further stated that criminals who violate the law should be punished by having their “eyes gouged out and hands chopped off".
She further stated that Sharia, the traditional Islamic law, has a provision for such harsh punishments for such criminals.
Notably, the term ’love jihad’ is used by right-wing organisations to claim that Muslim men lure women of other religions and marry them in order to convert them to Islam.
The ruling party MLA who represents Mhow in Indore district stated that such criminals who act against humanity and morality should be punished as per the Sharia law.
“If these people are openly violating the anti-love jihad law, then according to Sharia, their eyes should be gouged out and their hands should be chopped off. I think there is a provision for such strict punishment in Sharia for thieves, characterless people and criminals who spoil the lives of other people," Thakur was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
She further warned that if such evil people are caught (by the police), they will not be spared.
“Their houses, property, everything will be confiscated and they will roam on the road as beggars. Only then will they stop doing such demonic acts," she added.
(With agency inputs)
Location :Indore, India, India
First Published:News politics ‘Chop Hands, Gouge Eyes’: MP MLA Demands Strict Punishment For Those Guilty Of 'Love Jihad'
