The Uttar Pradesh government has passed a bill on Tuesday to amend an anti-conversion law, increasing the severity of punishments for offenders. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act was passed by the Yogi Adiyanath-led state government, following its introduction by parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna on Monday. Previously, the law stipulated a maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for fraudulent or forced conversions.

Speaking during a discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha, Yadav accused the government of initially orchestrating supportive tweets from major industrialists to promote the Agnipath scheme

Upon returning home and inspecting the bundles, he discovered that only the top and bottom notes of each bundle were genuine, while the remainder were counterfeit.