Assam CM Dissociates Himself from Police Officer's Letter Seeking Data on Churches in State, Orders Probe
2 years, 2 months ago

Assam CM Dissociates Himself from Police Officer's Letter Seeking Data on Churches in State, Orders Probe

News 18  

Assam Police is gathering information about churches to “figure out instances and pattern of religious conversion in state”. The Special Branch Headquarters of Assam Police issued an official order to districts police heads of 34 districts and the police commissioner to provide details new churches which have come up in the last one year in the state, land allotted for such constructions and key persons associated with it. The police headquarters asked district units to provide list of churches in their jurisdiction to “figure out instances and pattern of religious conversion in state”. The headquarters sought information on conversion in last six years, list of existing churches in jurisdiction; community, area and other patterns associated with the religious conversion; identity of persons playing a pivotal role in conversion activities and status of police cases if any against such person for forceful religious conversion by means of inducement; prime factors responsible for religious conversion and suggestion on counter measures/mechanism to address a long-term solution-perspective.

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Assam government not seeking details on religious conversion: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
2 years, 2 months ago

Assam government not seeking details on religious conversion: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday distanced himself from a purportedly official letter seeking information from all superintendents of police in the State on religious conversion and the number of churches established in their respective districts in the past one year. He insisted the Assam government has not issued any instruction for such an exercise that “might hurt …

Assam CM dissociates himself from police officer’s letter on religious conversion
2 years, 2 months ago

Assam CM dissociates himself from police officer’s letter on religious conversion

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday dissociated himself from a letter written by a senior police officer recently seeking details from all districts on the number of religious conversions and churches in their areas. On December 16, Saurav Jyoti Saikia, superintendent of police had written a letter asking all district superintendents of police seeking details of new churches …

'Nothing To Show They're Going To Persecute Christians': Karnataka HC Refuses To Stay Church Survey Order
3 years, 4 months ago

'Nothing To Show They're Going To Persecute Christians': Karnataka HC Refuses To Stay Church Survey Order

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by People's Union For Civil Liberties, challenging the communication issued by the State government dated July 7, seeking to collect information about churches in the state. To which the court orally observed, "It is not Christians but it is the churches for which the …

State's Survey Of Christian Churches Affronts The 'Secular Fabric'; Says PIL Challenging Letter By Directorate Of Minorities, Karnataka HC To Hear On Monday
3 years, 5 months ago

State's Survey Of Christian Churches Affronts The 'Secular Fabric'; Says PIL Challenging Letter By Directorate Of Minorities, Karnataka HC To Hear On Monday

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court will on Monday hear a petition filed challenging the communication issued by the State government dated July 7, seeking to collect information about churches in the state. The petition states that the letter dated July 7, issued by the state government, is devoid of reasons, amounting to discrimination and being violative of the right to privacy …

Need Data on ‘Illegal Churches’ in K’taka, Want to Bring in a Bill to Stop Forced Conversions: BJP MLA
3 years, 5 months ago

Need Data on ‘Illegal Churches’ in K’taka, Want to Bring in a Bill to Stop Forced Conversions: BJP MLA

News 18  

Karnataka BJP MLA Goolihatti Shekhar, while clarifying on a survey of ‘illegal churches’ ordered by a House committee, said the objective behind the survey is to check the authorisation of the churches and to also push for a law to deal with forced conversions. The legislative committee on Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare in Karnataka yesterday ordered a survey of …

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