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Mangalore: People’s Tribunal to Probe Church Vandalism - PUCL

  •   Tue, Sep 23 2008 01:56:11 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (TU)

Mangalore, Sep 23: District unit of PUCL will appoint People's Tribunal headed by MF Saldana to probe attacks on Churches in the district.

Addressing the press persons here on Monday September 22, P B D'Sa of PUCL said that Saldana would visit the vandalized churches on September 27 and would submit the report to the government within five weeks.

He said, "PUCL and other human rights organizations of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states have visited the vandalized churches, spoken to the people and police department. Superintendent of police informed that they have not received a single case on forcible conversion so far."

D'Sa also said that police have joined Bajrangdal activists in vandalizing the Churches at Permannur and Kulshekar. "We wrote letter to NHRC. Government must suo motto initiate an enquiry into the attacks on churches by Bajrangdal", he added.

Tamil Nadu Scavengers' Union president Kondavallai, Human Right Organization’s Estar and Tamil Nadu PUCL secretary Balamurugan were present at the press conference.
  

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  • Purushottama, Byndoor

    Tue, Sep 23 2008

    More and more people are ensuring that the fire is not extinguished and the issue keeps burning. Where was this PUCL when Bombs blasted in various parts of the country and in Kashmir where the Kashmiri Pundits were made to leave their homes leaving everything behind.Were these human rights activists gone into deep sleep or is it a case of selctive amnesia?

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