More than 30,000 people gathered in Jagdalpur, the Bastar district headquarters, Chhattisgarh, on April 13 to protest the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026. Protestors called for the bill’s immediate repeal, claiming it weaponizes harassment of religious minorities. They described the legislation as a “black law” violating constitutional rights to religious freedom and privacy. Christians from seven districts in tribal Bastar assembled in defiance, marching peacefully through Jagdalpur while demanding repeal of the anti-conversion law enacted in March.