Raipur: Chhattisgarh Catholic Council has expressed serious concern over increasing incidents of attacks on Christian priests, religious places and institutions, alleging that the role of police is also not impartial.
“We express community’s deep anguish over the recent incidents of attacks and unlawful actions. We urge the state government to take stern action against those responsible and to prevent recurrence of such incidents,” said a Council press release which was issued after a high-level meeting held in the state capital, The Times of India reported.
The meeting was attended by Bishops of Raipur, Raigarh, Jashpur, Jagdalpur and Ambikapur Catholic Diocese, priests, nuns and representatives from different parts of Chhattisgarh.
Unanimously condemning the incidents of attacks on Christians, the Council pointed out that there were incidents wherein a handful of people, belonging to so-called religious organizations, attacked Christian minorities and slaps false cases against them. “The role of police is not impartial as it often seemed to be under pressure from these groups. They register cases without proper investigation,” the council said.
“Christian community feels insecure as the state government has neither taken any stern action nor issued any guidelines to deal with such situations. Morale of attackers are high,” Council alleged.