Christian community Condemns dharna

Bhopal, Mar 02: Christian community Condemn the Dharna organized by Bajrang Dal and HVP in-front of the Churches in Madhya Pradesh and the one that was held in-front of the Jehangirbad, St. Francis Cathedral Church in Bhopal. Archbishop Dr. Leo Cornelio, in a statement said, “The Government must treat all communities equally and stop these organizations from destroying the peace and harmony existing in Madhya Pradesh.”

In a statement the Regional Public Relations Office said,” It is since quiet some time that VHP, Bajrang Dal and its associates organizations are trying to spread communal hatred against Christian community in Madhya Pradesh. The fundamental organizations accuse the Church of forced conversions through social service and education. The present crisis is said to be the recommendations of the Renganath Mishra Commissions to allow reservation to persons who got converted from SC to Christianity and Islam.

The Christian organizations refuses to buy this argument because if it is to protest the decisions of the commission it should be done at a place, which is the symbol of Union government. While talking to the media persons Fr. Anand Muttungal, Spokesperson for catholic churches said, “It is an out right violation of Christians to live in dignity and freedom with full honor so it is violation of fundamental rights of Christians.”  Since all these organizations are from the ruling party it looks like that the ruling party is not in a control of the situation or they knowingly keeps silence. For a healthy society both are very bad. It is the need of the hour for the administration to be fair and effective in administering justice, he added.