2008-09-28 07:10:52 - Christian leader complete sit at Jantar Mantar Dharna for second day and Former PM Dewa Gowda visited Janta Mantar.The leaders are planning to send memorandum to President,Sonia Gandhi for the atrocities committed on Christians.
Violence,arson and damage to Christian properties, houses, continues ,a church and a prayer hall were either torched or damaged by miscreants at Raikia, G Udaygiri, Daringibadi and some other areas, sources said.More than three dozen houses, a church and a prayer hall have been attacked as fresh violence and arson erupted on Saturday at several places of Orissa's riot-torn Kandhamal. Raikia Area, which witnessed largescale violence in the last four days, about half-a-dozen houses were damaged at Lumungia village by a group of about 50 people.The incidents occurred when the chief minister was reviewing the situation at a closed-door meeting at the district headquarter town here with senior officials. The four-member team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which arrived here yesterday, visited a relief camp here and met tribal leader Lambodar Kanhar and representatives of the minority community.They also visited some places of Raikia, G Udaygiri and Tikabali, sources said. The death toll in communal violence has touched 29 since the riots broke out in Kandhamal after the killing of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati on 23rd August.A total of 267 people have been arrested in 313 cases of arson and rioting so far, the sources said. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
