In an open letter to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Vishnu Deo Sai, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has expressed deep concern over the impending “Morcha” on March 1, 2025, targeting the Tri-Villages of Bishrampur, Ganeshpur, and Jhanakpur. The letter, signed by NBCC General Secretary Rev Dr Zelhou Keyho, highlighted fears sparked by a hate speech delivered by Aadesh Soni during the “Religious Parliament.”
According to Christian Solidarity International, on January 8, 2025, at Prayagraj, during the Hindu Religious Parliament, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand called for 1,000 Hindus to come out and “slay those who slay our mother cow. Do not ask for the death penalty of cow slayers. Kill them and ask for the death penalty for yourselves. Do not wait for the law to act.”
In the same “Religious” Parliament, Aadesh Soni from Raipur Chhattisgarh, gave a hate speech that (a) Bishrampur, Ganeshpur & Jhanakpur are Christian villages that eat cows. (b) Since the Police does not stop them, Soni’s group of cow-defenders will take the law in their own hands. (c) A militia of 5,000 will (d) enter these villages on March 1, 2025 to kill, maim & violate Christians, and that (e) the state’s BJP Government will support his militia.
Rev Dr Keyho wrote, “We frankly do not know where these villages are located and for that matter, we do not know the people dwelling in those villages as well. However, our hearts are pained, and we are in grief after hearing in detail how meticulously the hate speech was constructed.”
The letter highlighted the shock felt by the Christian community over the speech, particularly concerning the treatment of mothers and children. “It made us to ponder if there is any human emotion and sense in the heart of the speaker,” he stated, adding, “Hatred and animosity towards humankind, especially mothers and children, have overtaken him to even have the courage to utter such words.”
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