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Religious Conversions: Embarrassment or Gain for BJP? By  Deepak Parvatiyar December 13, 2014 The issue of forcible conversions is in eye of a storm again following the conversion of 300 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra by militant Hindu groups Bajrang Dal and Dharma Jagaran Manch earlier this week. Conversions Vs Re-conversions The Hindutva brigade now claims that it has been a case of ‘re-conversion’ after the Agra episode created a ruckus both in Parliament and outside it. {"uid":1,"hostPeerName":"http://www.elections.in","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":1366,\"windowCoords_b\":728,\"windowCoords_l\":0,\"frameCoords_t\":1106.109375,\"frameCoords_r\":528.046875,\"frameCoords_b\":1386.109375,\"frameCoords_l\":192.046875,\"styleZIndex\":\"auto\",\"allowedExpansion_t\":0,\"

Religious Conversions: Embarrassment or Gain for BJP? By  Deepak Parvatiyar December 13, 2014 The issue of forcible conversions is in eye of a storm again following the conversion of 300 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra by militant Hindu groups Bajrang Dal and Dharma Jagaran Manch earlier this week. Conversions Vs Re-conversions The Hindutva brigade now claims that it has been a case of ‘re-conversion’ after the Agra episode created a ruckus both in Parliament and outside it. {"uid":1,"hostPeerName":"http://www.elections.in","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":1366,\"windowCoords_b\":728,\"windowCoords_l\":0,\"frameCoords_t\":1106.109375,\"frameCoords_r\":528.046875,\"frameCoords_b\":1386.109375,\"frameCoords_l\":192.046875,\"styleZIndex\":\"auto\",\"allowedExpansion_t\"