The right wing Hindutva groups in Bastar region, in a predominantly tribal State, have put forward certain weird demands for the Christian schools to implement: Santa Clauses should not distribute chocolates during Christmas; idols of Goddess Saraswati should be installed in schools; principal-priests should be addressed as pracharya instead of ‘father’; school buses should not be used for any religious function, etc. It is distressing that the Hindutva forces are taking recourse of intimidatory tactics to arrive at a ‘consensus’ on issues mostly unacceptable to Christian missionaries. Their demands are absurd and contradictory to global practices; they are against the rights of minorities enshrined in the Constitution of India (The Indian Currents). “The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic State itself. That, in its essence, is fascism -- ownership of government by an individual, by a group” -- Franklin D. Roosevelt. indiancurrents.org/editorialmessage.php?ed=23#sthash.l6oaebAR.dpuf indiancurrents.org/index.php?i=37
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 06:35:32 +0000