I received this email message from one of the persons who attended the talk by Fr Cedric Prakash. It appears a foretaste of things to come.
Regards, Marshall > > > > Attended a talk by Fr. Cedric Prakash of Gujarat....organised by the > Catholic.Sabha. > Was surprised that the civil rights activist [who is normally a fiery > speaker] .was so subdued and had wrapped his facts in Gospel stories ! > Learned later that the BJP & the RSS had on the previous day brought a > delegation to the Parish priest pf Mount Carmel's Church asking HOW he could > have a political speech in a religious area.They wanted the talk to be > cancelled. Finally it seems it was held with plain clothes police all around > & BJP moles,and EC memembers planted in the audience !! > I suppose Fr.Prakash did not want the Parish Priest to get into trouble > & deliberately toned down his message.[If this could happen before the perty > is in power imagine what will happen later.] > However several facts did seep > through..The 3 'C's.That one needs to have Courage...follow one's Conscience > & guard the Constitution. He said that The > avowed aim of the BJP in Gujarat is to Change the Constitution!! In answer to a > Q he said that corruption in Gujarat was bigger than corruption anywhere else > but had been institutionalised [We have the BMC road and Building depts. to > corroborate that !] > He also detailed the draconian Right to Religion Act...which is really a > perversion of freedom. > > > One important thought that came from the Catholic Sabha was ...that our > people need to meet & discuss the elections in whichever small groups or > Fora they are involved.. SCCs ,even in their homes..since it is difficult to > have public meetings in this climate. > > > After the meeting [in a small group] > a few Bandra people said they were enamoured by the AAP & wanted to give > them a chance.Others [and I think they are right] said that ,,THAT was exactly > what the BJP is hoping for ...because the AAP will only > leach/siphon votes from the Congre & improve the BJP"s > chance of winning. So this time only, inspite of > all their disgraceful performance these last few years we [the Christians] need > to Vote for the Congress just to keep the BJP++ from getting the two > third majority they want to change the Fundamental Rights of the > Constitution. They reminded us that this was really the rabid Hindu RSS that we > were voting to power...and all our schools & churches ,LANDS, religious > gatherings and religious freedom were in grave danger. > Finally > we had to ensure that Eveybody voted. > I am sending this to those who I think have the capacity > to spread this message which is vital for the community. > I have done my bit..Please use this info to spread > awareness to every one you know. > > > > > > > >
