By Thomas Scaria, Mangaluru, Dec 21, 2021: The Karnataka cabinet led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has approved the draft of the Anti-Conversion bill. The cabinet meeting was held at Belagavi (formerly Belgaum) on December 20, just five days ahead of Christmas. The government led by the Hindu nationalist BharatiyaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Oct 25, 2021: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, leader of the Christian community in Karnataka, on October 25 reiterated his opposition to a government move to introduce a bill to ban “forcible religious” in the southern Indian state. “The entire Christian Community in Karnataka opposesContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Oct 16, 2021: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has condemned the continuous harassment on the Christian Missionaries in the state and questioned the wisdom behind conducting a survey on their presence and activities in Karnataka. The Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department in Karnataka has orderedContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Sept. 29, 2021: The government in Karnataka has issued an order to check “forced conversions” in the southern Indian state. State Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on September 28 instructed the district deputy commissioners to become vigilant about the conversions in their respective jurisdiction and punish thoseContinue Reading