How incredibly disappointing to see some Indians acting like the pre-civil war American south. Without freedom of religion there can be no real freedom, because by legislating against an individual's choice on what religion they choose to switch to and follow, you are legislating against thought and free will.
So will India be free or not? All equal, or a majority that suppresses and abuses a perpetual underclass? And spare me the straw man arguments about forced conversions. The few cases that happen are reprehensible and could easily be legislated against without the blunt overkill of laws banning voluntary conversions, which are simply banning rationale, persuasion, and thought. Reminds me of how southern US klansmen would find a case where a black committed a crime and then argue how all blacks are dangerous rapists and savages. A thin fig leaf excuse for blatent bigotry and suppression.
A shame, I had hopes that India would quickly emerge as a free, world power. But without true freedom, they will remain a 3rd-world country. Like China more powerful, but not a true democracy. We in the US had our shame, slavery and racism, but we confronted and overcame that, and long ago nullified legislation that still encouraged such. It is time for India to also grow up.
Yes, you can claim it is only India's business. But until you enact true freedom, you won't be a free country or a true democracy.
In that case, America isnt a free nation either. The Bible belt states would lynch a hindu priest if they found him prosletyzing with a Gita in hand. In that way India is 100 times more welcoming and tolerant. The Jewish people, the Zoraster people all were welcomed into India.