Earlier,Asgar ali engineer has noted this issue much seriously.state has been the mute witness in communal relations and it is taking an anti-minority position.The minority-majority construction is becoming the undercurrent of the state's day to day fuctions.even the peaceful community is going to express their feelings in a violent way.this is one the serious threat to indian society.the day to day civil association of the people is leading into a ghettoised mentality. > Is communal harmony in Karnataka > nearing its end? > > Self-defence Militancy Could Be A New Reality, Sangliana > Told Home Minister > > TIMES NEWS NETWORK > > Bangalore: Is Karnataka a breeding ground for a new kind of > militancy arising from self-defence? Former BJP MP and > police commissioner H T Sangliana certainly thinks so. > > In a letter on August 18, 2008, Sangliana > told home minister V S Acharya rather bluntly that Christian > militancy could be the new reality in the state if attacks > on the community continue. Such a direct, public and formal > communication by a then serving MP to a state home minister > is perhaps a first of its kind. Sangliana’s letter > stressed on ‘militancy’ and ‘self-defence’. > > THE LETTER TO V S ACHARYA > > “Targeting and repeatedly attacking the most non-violent > community in Karnataka, on baseless charges, calls for firm > handling by the government before militancy for > self-protection is forced to be born in the Christian > community out of sheer necessity for selfdefence,” the > letter stated. > > The former top cop further observed: “Cases > of violence are increasing these days due to indifference on > the part of police officers despite being duly informed by > the priests for protection. Police are found to be always on > the side of the attackers. They ask the priests to obtain > permission to worship instead of dealing with anti-social > elements firmly...” The attacks, he said, were ‘on > imaginary and made-up conversion charges without proof ’. > > Sangliana had conducted a spot inquiry then > into incidents of attacks on churches in Mangalore and > Bantwal. The team comprising a Muslim, Hindu and Christian > was ‘of the considered opinion that Bajrang Dal had > carried out the attacks, which they themselves had > admitted’. > > ‘TAKE ACTION AGAINST ATTACKERS’ > Sangliana warned in his letter: “Stern action is needed > to stop such baseless attacks in future so that communal > harmony continues in the state where Christians have always > lived in complete peace, harmony and friendship with other > communities for centuries.” > > He told TOI he had suggested a committee of > senior ex-policemen to help tackle issues of security and > protection of minorities in the state. “This can help > improve law and order. But the home minister hasn’t got > back to me on that. Where is he?” > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indiathinkersnet/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indiathinkersnet/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > mailto:indiathinkersnet-dig...@yahoogroups.com > > mailto:indiathinkersnet-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: > indiathinkersnet-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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