“Anti-Christian attacks on Good Friday are an affront to the secular credentials of our country and a grave offence to the dignity, religious freedom and peaceful civil coexistence of the people,” Sajan K George said. The president of Global Council of Indian Christian (GCIC) was reacting to the latest episodes of violence by Hindu extremists against Protestant communities in Bagalkot and Davangere (Karnataka). The activist calls on the central government to protect the country’s minorities and wants justice for the victims of violence, whose plight is often ignored by police.
Last Friday, nearly 50 club-wielding Hindu extremists from the Sangh Parivar stormed the prayer hall of a Pentecostal community in Bagalkot district. At the time, worshippers were celebrating Good Friday services. More...
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