Media Release
Mangaluru, Mar 3: All the churches here staged a Candlelight Human Chain protest on the roads and highways outside all their premises throughout the district on the evening of Wednesday, March 2 between 6 PM and 7 PM in which the participants of Infant Mary Parish were a part from Nanthoor Circle to Kaikamba flyover.
The unique and silent demonstration was held in the city and on the outskirts as a mark of peaceful protest against the recent Anti Conversion Bill proposed by the Government of Karnataka and also against other issues like atrocities committed on Christians, destruction of the 40-year-old Christian prayer hall at Kuloor, Mangalore and destruction of the statue of Jesus Christ in Kolar, Bangalore.
Through this silent protest, the Catholics in Dakshina Kannada urged the Government to drop the anti-conversion bill citing it was in clear violation of their Constitutional Rights and fearing its misuse wherein the Christian community might have to face a lot of hardships. Each of the participants was holding a candle and a yellow-white papal flag. The priests, religious sisters, and brothers, children, and youth were a part of this protest.
The silent protesters conveyed the message of love and peace to all and prayed for peace among all religions.