Lucknow (The Hawk): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will begin an 11-day campaign against 'love jihad' and forced religious conversions on Wednesday (December 21).
This is thought to be an attempt to increase the Hindutva pitch of the Sangh in the coming days.
Aiming to execute "ghar wapsi" (homecoming) for thousands of Hindus who were "forced" to convert to Islam or Christianity, the drive will be begun.
According to sources, VHP has identified 1,000 vulnerable areas around the nation that have recently reported a high number of religious conversions.
"It will primarily serve as a campaign to raise awareness for individuals who desire to return to Hinduism. We will gladly accept them back into the Hindu community "a VHP employee added.
The campaign will come to an end on December 31.
This campaign will place a specific emphasis on "love jihad" — the practise of Muslim men marrying Hindu girls in order to convert them.
"There is hardly any love-related material. All of it is jihad "added the official.
The VHP guarantees the "ghar wapsi" of about 5,000 girls who converted to Islam each year.
On December 23, the VHP will also commemorate "Dharmraksha Diwas" in memory of Swami Shraddhanand, an Arya Samaji seer who promoted the ideals of social reformer Dayanand Saraswati.
Shraddhanand was assassinated in 1926 by Abdul Rashid, a purported Muslim zealot.
The VHP chief claimed that the reason for the man's death was his efforts to convert thousands of people to Hinduism.
A campaign to stop "vile" attempts by Christian missionaries to convert "gullible" Hindus to Christianity will also be held by VHP between December 25 and December 31, particularly on Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Nearly two months after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh assembly in Prayagraj noted that migration and religious conversions were contributing to "population imbalance," the campaign will be started.
Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the RSS, and Dattatreya Hosabale, the general secretary, had argued for stringent enforcement of the anti-conversion law during the meeting.
Bhagwat insisted on putting an end to religious conversions in July of this year, claiming that they sever people from their roots.
(Inputs from Agencies)