Raids on Christian prayer meets in BJP-ruled states spark rise in hostility (Siasat)

As many as 400 acts of violence against Christians occurred across 23 states in the first half of 2023, with UP topping the list with 155 cases.

Primarily in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) states.

By  News Desk

Within the first week of November, far-right workers along with police conducted several raids on Christian Sunday prayer meetings across the country. These raids were primarily conducted in Indian states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

During the raids, Christian community members were arrested based on allegations of religious conversion.

Chhattisgarh

On November 4, a video from Raigarh went viral on social media platforms showing Tuteja interrogating a man about the Bible (a holy book for Christians) in his home and subsequently raiding the property with local right-wing members.

On November 6, members of the Rajwar community interrupted a state convention organized by the Rashtriya Christian Morcha accusing them of religious conversion activists. The incident occurred in Ambikapur city of Chhattisgarh. On information, police rushed to the spot and cut off sound equipment to prevent further communal disturbance.

This story was originally published in siasat.com. Read the full story here.

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