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New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed deep alarm over the escalating hostility and violence faced by Christians and other minority communities across India.<\/p>\nNew Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed deep alarm over the escalating hostility and violence faced by Christians and other minority communities across India.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, CBCI Secretary General Archbishop Anil JT Couto in a press briefing expressed concern that minorities are being rendered increasingly vulnerable to rising attacks by communal elements amid the disturbing apathy of those entrusted with enforcing the law and upholding constitutional values.<\/p>\n
The CBCI\u2019s assertion came as Christians have faced increasing attacks and harassment from Hindutva groups, with many incidents going unreported or ignored by authorities. Despite constitutional guarantees of religious freedom, Christians have been subjected to violence, intimidation, and vandalism, particularly in states with a strong Hindutva presence.<\/p>\n
Highlighting a serious instance of incitement, the CBCI cited a speech by BJP legislator Gopichand Padalkar in Kupwad, Sangli in Maharashtra on June 17, where he said, \u201cWhoever beats the first priest will get five lakhs, the second four lakhs, and the third three lakhs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch a statement warrants immediate and decisive legal intervention, particularly when the incitement is explicit, direct, and poses an imminent threat to public order,\u201d the Christian body said.<\/p>\n
The bishops stated that despite the protests and public outcry, law enforcement authorities have reportedly failed to even register an FIR.<\/p>\n
The CBCI also condemned the arrest of two Catholic religious sisters at Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarh on July 25. The sisters were accompanying two girls, both adults, who had provided written consent letters from their parents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed deep alarm over the escalating hostility and violence faced by Christians and other minority communities across India. According to Kashmir Media Service, CBCI Secretary General Archbishop Anil JT Couto in a press briefing expressed concern that minorities are being rendered increasingly vulnerable to rising …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hindutva"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t