BJP chief Amit Shah favours strong law to stop forcible conversions

New Delhi: In the wake of a raging row over conversions in Agra by Hindu outfits, BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday favoured a strong law to stop forcible conversions but lamented that the so-called secular parties will not come forward to support such a measure in Parliament due to their vote bank politics.

Firing another salvo at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr Shah linked the Burdwan blast accused to Ms Banerjee’s Trinamool and challenged her to say they are innocent.

On the conversion issue, Mr Shah said there should be no forcible conversions and said a “good law” should be brought in Parliament against it. While appealing to other parties to support such a law, Mr Shah claimed, “I guarantee that except for the BJP, no other party will favour this law due to their vote bank politics.”

He said that he has made an allegation against the West Bengal CM as a public leader; it was up to her to come out and clarify on them.

Mr Shah said his party would never use CBI as a tool to meet its political ends.