> > ** > > > > Christian Atrocities in Kandhamal > > 14/01/2008 02:45:49 VHP Press Release > > > > Evil intention of foreign funded Organisations and Church > > establishments to get more funds is the main cause of disturbance in > > Kandhamal (Orissa) > > > > A four-member delegation representing the Kandhmal (Orissa) tribals > > and other Hindus affected by the recent murderous Christian attacks > > met Her Excellency the President of India today and submitted a > > Memorandum that demanded that - > > > > 1. Government of India should check foreign funding to the NGOs and > > Church establishments and frame laws to scrutinize the activities of > > these organizations; > > > > 2. To protect all the rights and facilities provided to the SCs > > (Scheduled Castes) and STs (Scheduled Tribes) and to prevent others > > (non-SCs & non-STs including convertees) from taking away those > > facilities by fraud; > > > > 3. Duly check and audit their such income and expenditure profiles and > > seize and confiscate their accounts wherever those may be in existence; > > > > 4. 'Propagation of Religion' does not mean the 'right to convert'. > > Therefore, all conversion activities, that undermine the holistic > > indigenous culture and religious traditions and work against the unity > > of the people by breeding disaffection amongst them and threaten the > > integrity of the country, must be banned; > > > > 5. To arrest, prosecute and punish those offenders and their > > accomplices who murdered an innocent person and made an attempt on the > > life of HH Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and torched the houses of > > Hindus. > > > > 6. Let a Central Law be made to prohibit conversions by force, > > allurement and fraudulent means presently going on in Bharat. > > > > 7. Restrain those that converted to Christianity from being declared > > as ST. > > > > Addressing a Press Conference, they said: "...The incidents that > > happened in Kandhamal district of Orissa were unfortunate. We are very > > much worried about the life and property of the minority Hindu > > community of Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district who were very much > > affected by the recent violence. > > > > The most dangerous facts which comes out of the analysis of the > > incidents happened during this period indicates the aggressive > > attitude and evil design of the converted Pano Christans motivated by > > Church and other Christian Organisation like YMCA, World Vision, > > Phulbani, Jan Kalyan Sabha etc. You can better understand from the > > following instances: > > > > 1. Brahmanigaon : > > > > Conflict started at Brahmanigaon on 20th December 2007 as the Church > > people with the local Christians constructed a huge gate covering the > > main road and a portion of the Durga Puja Mandap. When prevented by > > the local public on 23rd Christians started beating and even dishonor > > the peace meeting of the administration. > > > > 2. Attack on Swami Laxmananda Saraswatiji Maharaj: > > > > Fatal attack on Swami Laxmananda Saraswatiji, his driver, security and > > his associates obstructing his vehicle on way to Bramhanigaon at > > Darsingbadi by a group of armed Christians on 24th December 2007 > > > > Barakhama killing of Khageswar Mallick > > > > Christian women petted stones at the Hindus returning from a > > procession when an old tribal Khageswar Mallick fell down, he was > > brutally stoned to death on 24th evening. > > > > When Bhikari Sethi a Vendor of Birikot village of Gajapati district > > was alone near Bramhanigon some Christians burnt him with kerosene. He > > is saved by the Police and other Hindu villagers and now undergoing > > treatment at M KC G Medical College hospital. > > > > On 27th nearly 3000 Christians of nearby villages of Ganjam, Gajapati > > with the local Christians attacked the Bramhanigaon villagers with > > arms and ammunitions and also with the help of naxales. When the > > villagers fled away and surrendered at the police station, the > > Christians torched the whole village and attacked the police station. > > Exchange of fire continued for more than four hours. One police and > > the Gajapati S.P. who were there at that time were injured. One > > Christian was killed by the police firing. > > > > A young Christian who was seriously injured in the fighting later > > found hiding in the Christian Sahi confessed the plan and program of > > the attackers before the S.P. which has been recorded. > > > > The most important factor which has made the Kondh tribal most > > disturbed is the illegal demand of S.T. status to some converted Pano > > Christians who are deprived of S.C facilities due to their conversion > > by a planned conspiracy. Radhakant Nayak an Retd I A S now M.P Rajya > > Sabha, who is a converted Christian got SC facility stating himself as > > Hindu is charged as the main conspirator by the Kandha community. > > > > A large number of Christians who are converted are getting SC > > facilities by false Caste certificates and some of them even got S.T. > > certificates and serving in various Government departments like > > Radhakant Nayank, John Nayak IPS retd, Isac Behera IAS retd and > > several others. A list of 130 such names has been submitted by Kandh > > organization to the State Government. > > > > Christians have forcibly and illegally constructed houses, Churches > > and other Christian establishments on lands of tribals which they > > could not get back after Court order causing resentment amongst the > > tribal like Barakhama and Sukhananda and many other places (published > > in Samaj Oriya Daily dated 4-1-08) > > > > Houses, shops and vehicles of Hindus are looted and burnt in many > > villages where Hindus are in minority. > > > > During the whole incidents not a single Christian was attacked. Nearly > > 25 Hindus were injured by Christians at different places. Large > > quantity of Arms were seized from the Houses of Christians at > > Bramhanigaon. > > > > Christians have beaten and threatened to kill in many villages where > > Hindus are in minority like Gadapur, Katingia, Tiarigaon etc which > > compelled the villagers to flee to the jungle or to a safer place. 95 > > families comprising 430 persons in Katingia and Tiarigaon of > > Bramahnigaon P.S are fled away to Merikot of Ganjam and several others > > are in the jungles. > > > > Knowing that Government will provide them with Indira Awas Christians > > themselves burnt the houses. Similarly church institutions torched > > their so-called Jhopadi churches to get foreign aid and leveled blame > > on nearby Hindu community. Several such instances were reported false > > by courts in the previous years. Now it has been also supported by the > > Statement of D.G. Police (Published in the Indian Express on 5-1-2008) > > > > All India Christian Forum leader John Dayal has admitted that > > Christians have attacked Bramahanigaon village and involved in the > > violence. > > > > From the above facts one can easily understand the poor innocent > > Christians of such remote areas could not have done such things in a > > planned way without the support of any big foreign funding > > organization. There is hidden hand of world vision, YMCA, NISWASS etc > > and Church organization behind such incidents. > > > > The evil intention of these foreign funded organization and > > Institutions are to create social disharmony and conflict by which > > they will get more foreign fund and tarnish the image of the Nation. > > > > Therefore we demand > > > > 1) Govt of India should check foreign funding to the NGOs and Church > > establishments and frame laws to scrutinize the activities of these > > organizations. > > > > 2) To protect all the rights and facilities provided to the SCs & STs > > and to prevent others (non SC & ST) from taking away those facilities > > by fraud..." > > > > - Released by Gauri Prasad Rath, General Secretary VHP-Orissa & Dr > > Laxmi Kant Dash, General Secretary, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram-Orissa from > > Delhi Camp >
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