As the seeds of hatred sown by the right-wing BJP government in India havestarted bearing the fruit, violence against the minorities and attacks onreligious freedom have seen a considerable rise in recent years.
In one such incident, Hindu fanatics were seen burning an effigy of SantaClaus in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of Christmas.
In the viral incident, a group of Bajrang Dal activists set ablaze aneffigy of Santa Clause in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra District. A video of theincident went viral on social media where Hindu fanatics can be seensetting the Santa Claus effigy ablaze and shouting slogans like ‘go backSanta Claus’ and ‘death to Santa’. The protesters also threw shoes at SantaClaus and hurled abuses at the effigy.
There are reports that some Hindu extremists were protesting against thealleged conversion of people from Hinduism to Christianity.
Last week, a Hindu organisation had submitted a memorandum to the DistrictMagistrate of Agra, saying that Christians were converting Hindu childreninto their missionary schools.
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The Bajrang Dal, a Hindu extremist group, too believes that Christianmissionaries are ‘heavily engaged’ in conversion of Hindu children toChristianity.
This is also worth noting that attacks on Christians’ worship places haveseen a sharp rise in recent months.
