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With the next assembly elections at the end of this year, there is a move towards delisting of converted tribal people to lift the poll prospects of the ruling party.

Several on social media uploaded videos and images showing men shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram,’ ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, in front of the stall of the Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association. The organisation distributes free copies of the Bible.

കടകൾ നിർബന്ധപൂർവ്വം അടപ്പിക്കുന്ന നടപടിയെ തടയുമെന്നും അത്തരക്കാർക്കെതിരെ കർശന നടപടി സ്വീകരിക്കുമെന്നും ഡെപ്യൂട്ടി കമ്മീഷണർ സുമിത് കുമാർ വ്യക്തമാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.

This is not the first time Shetty is under fire for his comments. In March this year, he introduced the private member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha, seeking to raise the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 if she is marrying without her parent’s consent.

Pointing to the agenda of the Bishops’ conference, Ferrao urged parishes and small Christian communities to take forward the “values of secularism and freedom of speech”.

The State Department's International Religious Freedom Report released on Tuesday said: "Authorities often did not prosecute violence by vigilantes against persons, mostly Muslims, suspected of slaughtering or illegally transporting cows or trading in or consuming beef."

Two organisations – Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) and People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM) – feared Rajasekharan would not be able to act impartially in the gubernatorial post given his lineage to BJP-RSS.

Opposition parties and BJP’s critics have accused the central government of disrespecting institutions and not doing enough in cases of atrocities against minority communities.

"If we have to preserve freedom, we’ll have to defeat forces endangering it. We can’t and we won’t allow sectarian forces to succeed,” she said.

RSS leader Laxman Singh Munda, who is spearheading the campaign told Hindustan Times that the outfit will establish a Christianity-free” block.