Christians condemn threat of violence by Hindu legislator in India

Christians condemn threat of violence by Hindu legislator in India

MUMBAI, India – An archbishop in the state of Maharashtra has spoken a politicians call for violence against Christian missionaries. A legislator belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party ruling Maharashtra state in India, put out a bounty on evangelists who allegedly visit villages for proselytization. In a public speech, Gopichand Padalkar, a legislator from Jat constituency in Sangli district, recently announced that he will gi…