Usha Thakur has made a lot of headlines due to her statement.

Bhopal:

A minister from Madhya Pradesh, who had said some time back that an identity card would be required to enter Garba pandals in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh.

He now said that Muslims are welcome if they have faith in idol worship." Madhya Pradesh's Culture Minister, Usha Thakur had issued a warning in the wake of claims of increasing incidents of "love jihad" in the state, which said That all the participants will now have to carry identity proof to enter the Garba venues.

Now he has said that Muslims will be welcomed in Garba pandals if their holy scripture allows them to worship idols.

“Muslims are welcome in Garba pandals, provided they have faith in idol worship and their holy scripture allows them to worship idols. Besides, Muslim men who believe in idol worship are welcome at Garba venues,” the minister said. Will be done only when they come with their family members."

Earlier, he told reporters in Gwalior that "Garba pandals have become a means of love jihad." Garba is a traditional dance performed during the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri. People and all affiliated organizations in general We are aware that Garba Pandal has become a major medium of Love Jihad. So we want to ensure that no one enters the Garba Pandal by hiding their identity. This is an advisory as well as a warning. "

"Love Jihad" is a term used by some radical Hindu groups.

According to which Muslim men often try to deceive Hindu women through marriage and convert them to Islam.

Under the new anti-conversion law, inter-religious couples will have to give two months' notice to the district authority before getting married.

Earlier, in 2014, when Usha Thakur was an MLA, she had sparked a controversy by saying that she wanted to stop Muslims from attending Garba.

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He took the initiative to draft a letter to all Garba organizers in his constituency asking them to ban Muslim men from participating in dance rituals and even stop them from interacting with women.

It was reportedly claimed that every year during Garba, more than four lakh Hindu girls convert to Islam, although there are no official figures to substantiate their claims.


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