Vijayawada: Indian Dalit Christian Rights (IDCR) leaders have demanded an unconditional apology from BJP Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for linking Christianity with politics and terming YSR Congress as “Bible party” hurting the sentiments of the entire community. IDCR national president and YSRC senior leader Perike Vara Prasad RaoContinue Reading
The Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore and the Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes will observe August 10 as a ‘black day’ in protest against denial of SC status to Dalit Christians and Muslims. Fr. A. Arputharaj, Secretary, SC/ST Commission, Puducherry, told reporters here on Monday that the presidential orderContinue Reading
Justice Sunday celebration was held at Pastoral Orientation Centre (POC), Cochin, Kerala on 23rd and 24thAugust 2016. Every year in the month of August the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Conference(KCBC) celebrates Justice Sunday to empower the Dalits especially the Dalit Christians. The celebration was concluded by Hon. Justice B. Kamaal Basha,Continue Reading
Vijayawada : Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Social Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu says the state government would provide opportunities to Dalit Christians on par with Schedule Castes. Speaking at a meeting of 17th annual Christian conference here on Wednesday, the Minister said that the Dalit Christians in the state should notContinue Reading
Vijayawada: In a controversial move, the Andhra Pradesh government has directed officials to start evicting Dalit Christian and Muslim farmers from endowment lands on grounds that no land belonging to a Hindu temple or mutt can be cultivated by a non-Hindu. The move follows a government order issued in NovemberContinue Reading