Shillong, Dec 02: The principal opposition party of the state, All India Trinamool Congress today has condemned the provocative and insinuating statements made by the Karnataka BJP Chief Minister Basavaraj recently on NDTY, legitimizing the use of violence against Christians in the state.
“Such statements coming out from a person holding Constitutional office is not only demeaning but is in contravention to Article 25 of the Constitution of india which gives oll persons the fundomental right of conscience and right to freety practice, profess end propagate religion subject to public order, morality and health” wa statement made by Charles Pyngrope who is the AITC Meghalaya State Unit President in the state.
The proposed survey by the state government of Karnataka of identifying people who are Christian by faith and their places of worship is nothing short of witch-hunting and a deliberate attempt to create 3 communal divide in socety, which is highty condemnable and uncalied for.
The AITC Meghalaya State unit party President in his remarks to the media stated, “Such actions by the stote in Rself goes to the extent of allowing fringe elements and non-state octors like the RSS, Bajrang Dal, VHP and others to single out Christians as well as other minority faith groups and communities in the state”.
Usting out the attacks on religious institutions belonging to the Christian community in Karnataka and also the action by Hindutva groups who continue to act with state support is a dangerous trend which is never witnessed here in the Northeast regions including Assam or Meghalaya.
The AITC has questioned the silence of the NPP-led coalition in failing to take up the matter with the Prime Minister and the BJP. “The silence of the NPP and the BJP shows that thelr words and actions do not match up in uphoiding Constitutional values and the spirit of dernocracy” stated the AITC State President. The state unit party President has asked the public to judge for themselves whether we continue to keep mum on such communal politics by other parties on this matter.
