Speaking about alleged religious conversion in Chhattisgarh Sarma said, "Conversion is not an issue in Chhattisgarh, it is a social issue, it is a very big issue, this is a criminal conspiracy happening against us, if Chhattisgarh has to be saved then there must be some big law." The system will have to be taken against conversion, conversion should not be done with greed, if I question the Chief Minister, Bhupesh Baghel himself will be against conversion."