Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader V D Satheesan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his urgent intervention in preventing attacks against Christians in Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
In his letter, the opposition leader said that it is disturbing to see that the right-wing groups showing allegiance to the RSS have unleashed attack on the Christians in states like Karnataka and Gujarat. He said that these are in violation to the right to life and religious freedom as guaranteed by the Constitution. Citing the instance that happened at Kolar in Karnataka on December 11 this year, where Christian groups were attacked and their religious texts were set on fire, Satheesan said that no one was arrested in connection with the incident and the police are hand-in-glove with the perpetrators.
Satheesan said that as per the report of the NGO People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), as many as 39 attacks on Christians were reported in Karnataka in 2021 alone. In most of these cases, the minorities who suffered the attack were forced to shut down their places of worship and stopped from assembling for their Sunday prayers. He said that in most of these cases, police attacked the believers and the pastors instead of arresting the actual perpetrators.
“The police had issued formal notices to the churches prayer meetings. The failure of the state further marginalises a minority community in how they live their lives struggling to access education, shelter, food, livelihood, and basic dignity even during the Covid pandemic,” he said.
He further said that the decision by Karnataka government to bring a legislation on forced conversions has made the situation further volatile. These laws are being introduced to harass and intimidate minority communities, he said. Satheesan also recalled the incidents of violence in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, to request the Prime Minister to intervene and put an end to such atrocities.
In his letter, the opposition leader said that it is disturbing to see that the right-wing groups showing allegiance to the RSS have unleashed attack on the Christians in states like Karnataka and Gujarat. He said that these are in violation to the right to life and religious freedom as guaranteed by the Constitution. Citing the instance that happened at Kolar in Karnataka on December 11 this year, where Christian groups were attacked and their religious texts were set on fire, Satheesan said that no one was arrested in connection with the incident and the police are hand-in-glove with the perpetrators.
Satheesan said that as per the report of the NGO People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), as many as 39 attacks on Christians were reported in Karnataka in 2021 alone. In most of these cases, the minorities who suffered the attack were forced to shut down their places of worship and stopped from assembling for their Sunday prayers. He said that in most of these cases, police attacked the believers and the pastors instead of arresting the actual perpetrators.
“The police had issued formal notices to the churches prayer meetings. The failure of the state further marginalises a minority community in how they live their lives struggling to access education, shelter, food, livelihood, and basic dignity even during the Covid pandemic,” he said.
He further said that the decision by Karnataka government to bring a legislation on forced conversions has made the situation further volatile. These laws are being introduced to harass and intimidate minority communities, he said. Satheesan also recalled the incidents of violence in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, to request the Prime Minister to intervene and put an end to such atrocities.
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