The organisation had accused missionaries to have 'used' children from two schools to foment protest
Poll-bound Meghalaya is fast emerging as the new flashpoint of conflict between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Christian missionaries. While Sangh-backed body Legal Rights Observatory (LRO) is accusing Christian missionaries with crimes of various hues, the latter have written to several Parliamentarians to raise the 'hounding by RSS and LRO' in Parliament as they are under 'intense pressure from Hindutva forces'.
DNA received a mail from North East India Christian Forum wherein the organisation expressed fear of reprisals from LRO after the Prime Minister' Shillong visit to 'start BJP campaign' as it would embolden the RSS-affiliate body.
Meanwhile, the Christian Forum wrote: "In a carefully prepared plan, RSS has founded legal activism group called Legal Rights Observatory under command of former RSS Pracharak Vinay Joshi from Mumbai... At present LRO has focused Meghalaya Christians."
Earlier this year, LRO had alleged religious discrimination after Kulam Nongrum — a priest of the local 'Niam Khasi' faith — was not allowed to be cremated at the traditional crematory.
The organisation had accused missionaries to have 'used' children from two schools to foment protest. Responding to the complaint NCPCR had ordered for an enquiry.
Emboldened by the LRO campaign, a petition had been filed in the Meghalaya High Court over denial of crematorium to people of indigenous faith, in which case the HC fined several people for "disrespecting" the Constitution on December 7 saying that it never put any restrictions on any person's faith.
"Violent protests were orchestrated forcing the cremation venue to be changed. The violent undemocratic behaviour of Catholics in Meghalaya has now gone beyond tolerance. Indian Catholic leadership is showing inherent animosity, cultured arrogance and nurtured hatred towards indigenous faiths of India," Vinay Joshi told DNA.
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