New Delhi: More than 20 instances of anti-Christian violence were reported in several villages of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district.
According to locals, political leaders influenced by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other Hindutva organisations instigated the violence.
The memorandum accessed by The Wire recorded 20 attacks on Sunday, December 18, alone; 21 separate incidents throughout December, barring December 18 violence; 15 in November; and three in the month of October this year.
The state is being ruled by the Congress party for the last four years.
After the locals protested against the violence, the police took action and registered the first information reports in some of the cases.
However, what is important to note here is that the above-mentioned cases of anti-Christian violence are from this year alone. Over the last few years, there has been a rise in the graph of violence against Christians across the country, including Chhattisgarh.
As per the data collected by the United Christian Forum, there have been 478 instances of violence and harassment against Christians in 2021, recording over a 70% rise from 2020, when 279 such cases were reported on their helpline.
Notably, after Uttar Pradesh (99), the second highest number of cases were reported from Chhattisgarh (89).
Even in 2019 and 2020, the state recorded several instances of violence against the community.
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