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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) plans to raise an army of 10.000
committed volunteers to counter the threat of conversion of Hindus
by Christian and Muslim missionaries in sensitive areas,
particularly the North-East.
The VHP strength is also likely to rise tremendously following the
enrolment of 50,000 ajivan hitchintaks (life members) and 25 lakh
annual members during the current year.
Announcing this at a Press conference here, VHP's international
secretary general Acharya Giriraj Kishore expressed concern over
the largescale infiltration from across the border and the
continuing trend of the conversion of Hindus, particularly of the
tribals into Christian and Muslim faiths.
"There are 1.20 lakh Christian missionaries and around the same
number of Muslim missionaries active in the country. The problem
of conversion is also acute in Orissa.
Unfortunately, the Central Government is helping these forces," he
said.
Asserting that the nation was being pushed towards progressive
Islamisation, the Acharya alleged that the Inter Services
Intelligence (ISI), which had turned Nepal into a base for
anti-India operations, had launched "Operation Sanatan" to
undermine genuine Hindu leadership in India.
"They are training Christian and Muslim agents in the Hindu way of
life besides teaching them Sanskrit.
"They will be let loose in the country in the garb of Hindu
dharmacharyas," he said.
The VHP leader announced that Hindu sadhus would undertake a
Brajapradesh yatra, which would include Mathura and Vrindavan, to
generate mass awareness about the birthplace of Lord Krishna.
Criticising the excessive police presence in Mathura in the name of
security, he asserted that there could no doubt that the existing
Idgah at the Lord's birth site was the property of Krishna
Janmasthan Trust.
Acharya Kishore said stone carving for the Ramjanmabhoomi temple
was going on at a fever pitch Pindwara village of Rajasthan.
"One thousand workers will carve out 75,000 cubic feet of stone in
the next three years," he said.
Meanwhile, the Goraksha Samiti leaders in Orissa plan to organise a
demonstration in the State capital on February 24 in protest
against the cattle slaughter in violation of existing laws.
They alleged that people protesting against cow slaughter in the
state were being booked on false charges.
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