India: Forced Conversion of Minorities

[United]

Even as chaotic scenes continued in Parliament throughout last week, Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP has been accused of exploiting religious divisions in the run up to general elections six months ago, a tactic that opponents say helped the party win the largest election victory in 30 years in May.

In particular, Modi’s rise to power coincides with an increasingly hostile climate for Christians and Muslims


A cell of the RSS and its affiliate Bajrang Dal claimed they reconverted the 300 people to Hinduism at a mass conversion ceremony last week. The two organisations have been accused of luring people with the promise of monetary benefits.

Most of the converts were reportedly slum dwellers from the state of West Bengal, and a woman who had attended the ceremony told Gulf News they had no idea they would be converted.

“We were forced to convert. We were promised our identification and ration cards will be made at the camp,” she said on condition of anonymity.

Minorities face heat, apprehensive of future - Zawya

 

[Hindustani78]

Here its more about Anti Conversion bill , Soon there will be all party meeting on this issue . Foreign funding of religious organization and NGO's will be checked and next would be to stop misusing in getting ration cards and other cards from which direct Government aid can get in all the sectors.

 

[Kompromat]

This is actually a good thing, we just have to wait till the Shuddhi express lands in Indian Punjab.

 

[Hindustani78]

Reforms are going on inside India on many issues because of which many problems were there.

 

[SAMEET]

thats daily business of all muslims ! not hindus ! and this biased article ! by the way the religion which survived pursecutions by islamic faith are relgion of buddists , hindus and yehudi whom you people hate to core ! Sad but true ! btw the truth denier like islamic people ! no one can match your position ! first stop kidnapping of womens of real minority religion unlike islam in india which is second majority !

 

[opruh]

democracy at its finest

 

[Parul]

This is actually a good thing, we just have to wait till the Shuddhi express lands in Indian Punjab.

What's the point of Wait & can be done, if Shuddi Express Lands in Punjab?

 

[Kaniska]

There is nothing wrong in it..If Hindus are allowed to convert then why not the reverse conversion is an issue?...There is no one way streey always..It is a good initiative by those people..But my worry is that this is not a priority for my nation...So do not loose focous on development and prosperity related initiatives at the cost of these conversion objective..

 

[Judge]

This is actually a good thing, we just have to wait till the Shuddhi express lands in Indian Punjab.

Nothing will happen there.
Sikhism is part of the Dharmic faiths. They are already in the 'right' religion.

Only Muslims and Christians will be targeted for reversion by RSS, not any of the Dharmic faiths.

 

[NKVD]

Even as chaotic scenes continued in Parliament throughout last week, Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP has been accused of exploiting religious divisions in the run up to general elections six months ago, a tactic that opponents say helped the party win the largest election victory in 30 years in May.

In particular, Modi’s rise to power coincides with an increasingly hostile climate for Christians and Muslims


A cell of the RSS and its affiliate Bajrang Dal claimed they reconverted the 300 people to Hinduism at a mass conversion ceremony last week. The two organisations have been accused of luring people with the promise of monetary benefits.

Most of the converts were reportedly slum dwellers from the state of West Bengal, and a woman who had attended the ceremony told Gulf News they had no idea they would be converted.

“We were forced to convert. We were promised our identification and ration cards will be made at the camp,” she said on condition of anonymity.

Minorities face heat, apprehensive of future - Zawya

First of all families reported in agra were not Indian citizens but Bangladeshis immigrants perhaps it's benefitted them to get Indian citizenship easily by conversation to Hinduism.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

First of all families reported in agra were not Indian citizens but Bangladeshis immigrants perhaps it's benefitted them to get Indian citizenship easily by conversation to Hinduism.

They were Indian citizens.

The new cards promised to them came into question only because of their change of names. They all had their IDs beforehand.

This is a non issue. People will follow any faith they chose to. Organizations may or may not assist them. We have no say.

 

[Prometheus]

This is actually a good thing, we just have to wait till the Shuddhi express lands in Indian Punjab.

shuddhi express will have their engine stolen before reaching Punjab

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Nothing will happen there.
Sikhism is part of the Dharmic faiths. They are already in the 'right' religion.

Only Muslims and Christians will be targeted for reversion by RSS, not any of the Dharmic faiths.

"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me"


- Martin Niemoller [anti-Nazi activist in Nazi Germany]

 

[NKVD]

"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me"


- Martin Niemoller [anti-Nazi activist in Nazi Germany]

Your stupidity shows in your immature posts.
Scaling RSS to the level of nazis.
Perhaps modi should take care of people like you whom Blind hatred towards rightwingers made you looking much more like radicalised yourself who can't be tolerant towards any other way of thinking.

 

[fallstuff]

thats daily business of all muslims ! not hindus ! and this biased article ! by the way the religion which survived pursecutions by islamic faith are relgion of buddists , hindus and yehudi whom you people hate to core ! Sad but true ! btw the truth denier like islamic people ! no one can match your position ! first stop kidnapping of womens of real minority religion unlike islam in india which is second majority !

WTF are you talking about ?

Indian hindus kill their baby girls by the milllions. A real man can't get a juicy steak in India. Asian gamers were forced to eat grass in India.

Indians are not allowed to change religion without a Govt permission.

And then there is Gao Jal !!