The Punjab Bachao Andolan, led by its president Tejasvi Minhas, on Wednesday demanded the introduction of an anti-conversion bill in Punjab to prevent alleged large-scale illegal religious conversions by “self-styled godmen and pastors”.

The organisation also announced a Rs 2 lakh cash reward for anyone providing “proof of illegal conversions,” while promising confidentiality.

Minhas said the organisation would soon submit memorandums to the chief minister, the governor and the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, and file PILs on the issue.

Addressing a press conference at the Punjab Press Club in Jalandhar , Minhas and other speakers, including Prof MP Singh and Sukhwinder Singh Lally, claimed, “Around 65,000 pastors are operating in the state and engaging in conversions

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