Rights activists slam Modi government over rise in violence against minority (The New Indian Express)

The United Christian Forum has in its annual report said there are two incidents of persecution a day in the country.

NEW DELHI: Academicians, activists, and the religious community have today condemned the religious leaders for not raising minority attack issues in India and choosing to felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Christmas.

Civil Society expressed their deep concern over the alarming level of rise in ‘religious persecution’ against minority communities across the country and demanded immediate intervention from the Modi government.

“Christian community condemned religious leaders for not raising minority persecution issues with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead chose to felicitate and eulogise him on Christmas Day,” says John Dayal, a human rights activist and a member of the National Integration Council of India.

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