US EditionCBCI Denounces Rising Attacks on Christians: A Call for Action
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India highlights a surge in anti-Christian attacks linked to hate campaigns and calls for urgent government action to protect religious freedom.
- On Tuesday, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India said attacks on Christians have risen ahead of Christmas and undermine constitutional guarantees, appealing to federal Home Minister Amit Shah to enforce the law and protect communities.
- Amid accusations of forced conversion, Anju Bhargava, BJP's Jabalpur Vice President, allegedly accused a visually impaired woman during a Saturday church assault involving Hindutva organisations, which students and gathering participants denied.
- On Monday, a Christmas carol group of children was attacked in Pudussery village, Palakkad district, leading to an RSS worker's arrest; last week, Kerala schools allegedly halted celebrations, denied by managements, while a state-run hotel in Haridwar cancelled a Christmas event after Ganga Sabha protests.
- Calling for action, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India demanded BJP's Anju Bhargava's dismissal and urged state governments and the Centre to take urgent steps amid an officer's claim of no forced conversion evidence.
- With incidents reported across states, the bishops warned circulating 'hate-filled digital posters' in Chhattisgarh and videos from Lajpat Nagar, Delhi, risk inflaming tensions and curtailing Christmas celebrations nationwide.
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India's Catholic Bishops' Conference has lamented an alarming rise in Hinduist attacks on Christians in the pre-Christmas period.
In a note the Episcopal Conference condemns the alarming escalation of assaults and violence on the eve of the feast. Among the episodes also insults and harassment against a visually impaired woman. In Kerala arrested a 24-year-old linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh who attacked children who played Christmas songs.
CBCI Denounces Rising Attacks on Christians: A Call for Action
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has condemned the increasing attacks on Christians during the Christmas season in several states. A particular incident in Jabalpur involved a BJP functionary allegedly abusing a visually impaired woman. CBCI demands protective measures and accountability from the government.
“Police collude with Hindutva groups”: Christian body writes to Amit Shah over rising violence
Amid a rise in hate crimes against Christians, the United Christian Forum (UCF) wrote an urgent letter on Tuesday to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, warning of what it described as an alarming escalation in targeted violence and hostility against the Christian community across India and alleging that police often “collude with Hindutva groups and turn a blind eye to offences committed against Christians.” The forum said it recorded a total of 83…
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