VHP demands stringent anti-conversion law in C'garh

NewsBharati    12-Jan-2023 13:07:00 PM
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New Delhi, Jan 12: Due to illegal religious conversions and fraud ‘Changai’ (‘healing’) meetings, tension is increasing in the country, especially in the Scheduled Tribe communities! It is, therefore, indispensable to ensure that there is no use of force, fraud and allurement to convert people.
 
The Secretary General of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Milind Pande, through a press statement expressed serious concern over the incidents of illegal conversions by Christian missionaries in Chhattisgarh, demanding enactment of a stringent law to curb such conversion activities.
 
Patrande said that the states having stringent laws against illegal conversions and following them strictly, the conditions are a bit stable. The incidents in Chhattisgarh have again underlined the need for a stringent law in the state to stop illegal conversions, he added.
 
The people of Chhattisgarh have worked determinedly in stopping these wicked activities and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) stands in solidarity with them. We also believe that all efforts to stop illegal conversions should be made within the ambit of the constitution and law. If the converting and anti-tribal mindset of the Christian missionaries in the state had been curbed in time, the innocent tribal society of Narayanpur would not have had to take to the streets. It is the supreme duty of the state government to protect the interests of the tribal society, Parande said.
 
The VHP has also demanded that the government and local administration, instead of being seen on the same page with the proselytising missionaries, should stand firmly with the state’s tribal society. The way the customs, traditions, beliefs and deities of the tribal society are being insulted and ridiculed by these Christian missionaries and nefarious efforts are being made to wipe out the very existence of the tribes, it will not be tolerated anymore, the VHP warned. The state government needs to take serious and quick steps in this matter, it demanded.