Kohima:Taking a strong exception to the forcible conversion of Christians, Muslims and Dalits to Hinduism by the BJP, former Nagaland Pradesh Cong-ress Committee president K V Pusa on Thursday warned the saffron party that the country is heading for ‘disintegration’ due to its anti-people policy.
In a statement against the backdrop of reports that the BJP and its affiliated outfits are trying to organise a mass conversion of Christians and Muslims on Christmas day by BJP is an offshoot of Hindu fundamentalist groups like RSS and VHP, Mr Pusa, also the Chairman of Political Affairs Committee(PAC), accused the BJP of sowing seeds of discord and disunity among the section of people in the country adding that the country which propagates secularism is under threat from the communal forces like BJP.
The Congress leader also questioned the silence of state unit of BJP even as Christians have been persecuted, church burned down, Christian religious places desecrated and contemplating mass conversion of Christians and Muslims on Christmas day.’I want to ask the BJP in Nagaland to come out on BJP’s stand on secularism,’ he added.He cautioned that state unit of BJP should also be held responsible for the ongoing persecution of Christians in the country.
The Constitution grants religious freedom to its citizens but some Indian states have enacted stringent laws against conversions that are carried out by force or allurement. An affiliate of the BJP has asked for donations to fund an event in the northern city of Aligarh to convert Christians and Muslims to Hinduism this Christmas.
Mr Pusa said the Centre’s deceit on this issue is further evidence that the new administration led by the BJP, itself an offshoot of the RSS, is vigorously pursuing the Hindutva agenda that seeks to restructure India as a Hindu nation where minorities are relegated to the status of second-class citizens.(UNI)
