Religious Protection Bill
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The second generation of religious protection of freedom to practice bills in India, proposed by member of parliament
Prakash Vir Shastri
in 1960. The bill was eventually revoked due to lack of support. The bill had a predecessor, the Indian Conversion Regulation and Registration Bill of 1954. These bills paved the way for the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act of 1967.
Member of Parliament
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Prakash Vir Shastri
Prakash Vir Shastri
Pandit Prakash Vir Shastri was a noted Member of the Parliament of India .Born on December 30, 1923 as Om Prakash Tyagi in the village of Rehra to a sepoy father, he earned his Shastri degree from Banaras Hindu University.- Career :Shastri was born in the village of Rehra in the J.P...
in 1960. The bill was eventually revoked due to lack of support. The bill had a predecessor, the Indian Conversion Regulation and Registration Bill of 1954. These bills paved the way for the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act of 1967.