Oppose Black Magic Bill: Draconian law targeting faith

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Are you aware of the fact that Maharashtra (India) government is about to pass a bill in this coming session? The (fake) Maharashtra Eradication of Black Magic, Evil and Aghori Practices Bill, 2005 (known as Black Magic Bill) has now been submitted to the Upper House for ratification. If approved, Maharashtra will have a draconian law.

How this bill will impact ?

1. A draconian law that allows the State to arrest without bail and initiate criminal proceedings against those who believe in the power of the divine to cure sickness or any other problems. Law suggests the sentence of 7 yrs of rigorous imprisonment and 50,000 Rupees.

2. All Hindu epics, Bible, Quran will be questioned for their correctness on basis of modern science, thus banned.

3. Alternate medical therapies like Reiki, Pranic healing, Music healing techniques and all other will be banned.

4. All miracles are remarked as "so-called" i.e. fake by this law. So all the saints can be arrested if they are not able to prove the teachings of the religion and divine forces on the basis of science.

Police will have many more uncontrolled powers. Though the name of bill suggest that it is intended to eradicate Black Magic, it is not true. Many expert counselors have clarified that under the name of black magic, this law is actually targeting the Faith and All the crimes listed under this law are already covered under Indian Penal Code (IPC), so there is no need for new law.For detail analysis read Analysis by Experts. The copy of Bill is available under section The Black Magic Bill. Also please join to protest by participating in the online signature drive.

Do you know ?

1. The bill is proposed, drafted and being forced by a group of rational thinking, namely Andha Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ANS) a so called Anti Superstition organization. Their leaders are Dr. Narendra Dabholkar and Prof. Shyam Manav. They have called upon to "Retire God" and they are famous for their Anti-Hindu campaigns.

2. The bill is intended to arrest saints and devotees as declared by ANS.

3. This bill is about religious issues, but non believers have drafted the bill and no saint or Guru from any religion was called by Government to have opinion on bill.

4. Government is trying to pass this mass impact bill with most secrecy. Due to effort of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), the facts have came in light. So the bill is amended more than 5 times in session.

5. In last session government made this bill an prestige issue and passed it on basis of majority even though opposition had strongly condemned the bill and asked numerous amendments and deep study.

6. HJS is fighting against this bill from last 2 years all over Maharashtra had gained good support.