Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Sept 6: The Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) Wednesday held a strong protest against the alleged forced conversion of a Buddhist woman.
Led by Thupstan Chhewang, President LBA, a massive rally was taken out from Chowkhang Vihara to Leh Polo Ground.
The markets were also closed in protest as the protestors were demanding that the Central Government enacts an anti-conversion law to stop the conversions in Ladakh.
Concluding the protest, LBA submitted through the DC Leh a memorandum to Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, Brig (Retired) BD Mishra, while requesting the latter to enact an anti-conversion law for the UT of Ladakh.
As per the memorandum, a copy of which is available with the Excelsior, an agreement was executed between the Muslims of Leh and Ladakh Buddhist Association about 30 years back pledging not to resort to conversion of faith especially of women through monetary allurement, misrepresentation and fraudulent tactics.
This agreement stipulated strong conditions binding all communities to return the converted women immediately to their parents in order to maintain harmony and brotherhood amongst the communities.
“However, it has been seen that the vested interests with strong communal dispositions seek to violate the agreement at will,” read the memorandum.
The LBA said that it has always honoured the agreement and hoped that it is honoured by the other community as well.
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