“There are others who are authorised to speak. It is not my job,” Bhagwat said replying to the question.
Replying to a similar question D’Souza said that there was no issue of forced conversions or re-conversions in Goa and as such he did not feel there was any need for the legislation. “I don’t think there is any need for an anti-conversion law in the state. We live in peace and harmony together,” he said.
Under fire from opposition parties for allowing RSS and its affiliates to push ahead with their conversion and ‘ghar wapsi’ campaigns, the NDA-led government had last week said that it was in favour of anti-conversion laws in all states and at the Centre too.
Five states including Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have anti-conversion laws.
The anti-conversion law issue had also led to heated arguments in the ongoing session of the Rajya Sabha, where the opposition demanded a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on recent happenings.
Some months ago, the deputy chief Minister had come under the spotlight when he described himself as a ‘Hindu Christian’.
D’Souza was slammed for the statement, following which he had apologized stating, “I am sorry if I have hurt anyone’s sentiments. What I feel I said. According to you my opinion may be wrong, but for me I am right.”
