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Kashmir: Minister criticised for saying "conversions are unconstitutional"

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by Nirmala Carvalho
Farooq Abdullah, the current Minister of Renewable Energy, has supported the verdict of expulsion against Christian missionaries, issued by an Islamic court of Kashmir. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) has sent an official letter to the Prime Minister to request his removal from the government cabinet.

Srinagar (AsiaNews) - The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) asked the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to expel Farooq Abdullah (pictured), current Minister of Renewable Energy, from the Council of ministers for "anti-constitutional statements." Presented yesterday, the official letter refers to the ambiguous statements made by the Minister to journalists. Commenting on the verdict of expulsion decreed by an Islamic court against five Christian missionaries in Kashmir, Abdullah said: "The promotion of activities of conversion is unconstitutional. We must respect the other's religion. " According to the GCIC, such statements are "a disgrace to the entire government" and "humiliation for the country."  read more »

Kashmir’s 'mufti azam' summons Christian priest to explain alleged conversions

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SRINAGAR: Mufti Bashir-ud-din - J&K's official " mufti azam", or head Muslim clergyman - issued fresh summons to a leading Christian priest, CM Khanna, on Friday, asking him to appear before his court to explain his activities of reported conversions of young local boys and girls at his church in Srinagar. Khanna said the mufti was annoyed with him because he had expressed his inability to help the mufti in the admission of a boy to a Christian missionary school.  read more »

Karnataka: two pastors assaulted and arrested on false accusations of forced conversions

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Karnataka: two pastors assaulted and arrested on false accusations of forced conversions
by Nirmala Carvalho
They were ambushed by 10 Hindu radicals while returning from the house of a religious believer. Insults, threats and beatings, then the complaint and arrest. The Global Council of Indian Christians: "Complicity between extremists and the government."  read more »

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