HYDERABAD: The activists of the Sindhi Sangat and the Sindhi Nari Sangat have protested in Mirpur Bathoro, Bulri Shah Karim, Jhok Sharif and Sujawal against the decision of the Sindh government to amend forced conversion bill amidst growing pressure from some extremist groups. The activists said that the forced religious conversion of Hindu girls was discrimination with religious minorities in the province. Responding to a call given by Chairman Mansoor Khaskheli, the activists took out protest rallies in Mirpur Bathoro, Bulri Shah Karim, Jhok Sharif and Sujawal towns against the decision of the Sindh government to amend the bill. Addressing the demos, Nawaz Kunbhar, Ahmed Baloch, Farooq Mallah, Khalique Ahmed, Rizwana Shah, Shehnila Qambrani, Nusrat Sindhi, Fehmeeda Bano and others said that the government’s decision to take back recently-passed bill that criminalises forced religious conversions was highly condemnable as religious minorities, especially Hindus and Christians in Sindh were continuously being victimized. Recently, the Sindh Assembly had passed a bill “The Sindh Criminal Law (protection of minorities). According to the bill, change of religion will not be recognised until the person reaches 18 years of age. Moreover, at least seven years for perpetrators and five-year jail was recommended for facilitators of the forced conversions. The adults considering changing their religion should be provided with a safe house to live for 21 days, to ensure that they are making the decision without any coercion. After opposing the recently passed bill by the extremists, the Sindh government has bowed down before the banned outfits to appease them. “Sindhi Sangat strongly condemns the PPP-led government’s decision to amend the bill instead of taking action against internationally-banned outfits,” they said. The government was trying to appease them, they said. The activists said that Hindu girls were the victims of the forced religious conversion. Every year, several cases of the forced religious conversions were reported. But in the most cases, culprits often go unpunished therefore such incidents are continuously increasing. “How many more daughters of Sindh will be kidnapped and will be the victims of forced religious conversion,” they questioned. They also demanded immediate implementation of the recently-passed bill of the forced conversion to protect daughters of Sindh from religious extremists.