Author: PTI
Publication: Rediff.com
Date: October 13, 2008
URL: http://www.rediff.com///news/2008/oct/13ktaka.htm
With his government facing flak over recent
attacks against churches, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday
blamed certain Christain organisations for flaring up "disharmony and
social tension" in the state.
"While Christians and Hindus have co-existed
peacefully in the state, there have been unconstitutional and illegal efforts
by some Christian organisations such as New Life to forcibly convert or to
induce conversion to Christianity," he said, addressing National Integration
Council meeting in Delhi.
"Efforts of such organisation include
publishing booklets like Satya Darshini in which Hindu gods and goddesses
were denigrated. Our Constitution provides for freedom of religion, but does
not permit forcible or induced conversion," he said.
He also criticised some Union ministers and
alleged political vendetta. "It was very unfortunate that our state was
targeted for political vendetta by ministers and officials of the government
of India," he said.
Yeddyurappa stressed that there was no need
to send Central advisories or rush a team to Karnataka in the aftermath of
attacks on minorities.
"There have been serious communal and
terrorists activities in other states such as Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Tripura,
Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. The Union government was not so active in sending
advisory notes, at times touted as notices (under Article 355) to the states,"
he added.
