 bill no  274 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 by shri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2016short title and commencement amendment of article 252 in article 25 of the constitution, after clause (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—"provided that no person or religious organisation shall convert any person professing any religion to other religion by way of force, fraud, greed or ensnare" statement of objects and reasonsthe basic idea of indian philosophy of life is peace and this idea has been an integral part of indian political theory since ancient times though modern political theories describe the personal relations of the individuals and relations of the individual and the state, yet, the relation between the human being and the god is beyond the extent of political thinking the constitution of india provides freedom to all individuals to follow their respective religions and also to propagate their own religion however, if the religious communities use force, fraud, greed or ensnare to convert the followers of other religions, it is likely to create a threat to public peace and the country will derail from the path of economic development hence, this is the duty of the state to check such potential threats so that the followers of all religions may live in a cordial environmenthence this billnew delhi;kunwar pushpendra singh chandeloctober 26, 2016 annexure    extract from the constitution of india     25 (i) subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion       lok sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel, mp)