Daijiworld Media Network - Chitradurga (SP)
Chitradurga, Dec 20: People who have undergone religious conversions were coming out of a church in Hosadurga town in the district on Sunday December 19, when MLA representing the constituency, Gulihatti Shekhar, stopped them and wanted to know their village, caste, name etc. A video in this regard shared on the social media site by the MLA has become viral.
The MLA was going to Janakal village at about 12 pm on Sunday when he noticed that people were coming out of a church in Shantinagar on Hiriyur road. He stopped the car and asked a woman about her place, how many years she has been visiting the church, whether her life has been better after starting to come here, etc. She said she is from Hosadurga, and has been visiting the church for the last some years. She said she was sick earlier, but her health has improved after she started to visit this church.
Gulihatti Shekhar
Another young couple said they are from Shantinagar and they belong to Bovi community. They said they have been visiting this church for the last eight years and that they have converted to Christianity. Some who have undergone conversion, observed that the MLA was questioning people, and went away without stopping to respond to his questions.
When he was questioned on the viral video, Shekhar said he noticed that people were coming out of church and that one of the women had vermillion on her forehead. When questioned, she told him that she is from Mallappanahalli and this was her first day at the church. "She told me that a lady near her had told her that offering prayers in the church augurs well for her wellbeing and that this lady had escorted her to the church. He analysed that even though hue and cry is raised all over the state against religious conversions, the Christian missionaries have not stopped the work of influencing the minds of the people. He sensed that this could spell danger for the Hindus in the future.
Gulihatti Shekhar wanted to know why people suffering from sickness going to temple is considered as a superstition while going to churches is accepted as a religious belief. He wanted to know what purpose is served by the hospitals if visiting churches cures people. He said that Hosadurga taluk is witnessing increasing number of religious conversions even though people are rising against religious conversions. He warned that unless these activities are restrained, in future, the same will prove to be harmful for the Hindus.