Indian Church leaders urge implementation of rights for Christian and Muslim Dalits

Christian leaders in India sent a three point letter to the Prime Minister on 17 December urging him to act on a government commission that recommended increased rights for Christian and Muslim Dalit people. The leaders were concerned after a press report suggested that the government planed to bury the report by the government commission. The Christian leaders have urged the Prime Minister to table the report in the current session of parliament. They also want the government to inform the Supreme Court about its decision regarding the commission report.

The leaders sent their letter to other senior Indian Ministers and to the National Commission for Minorities. It said Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin have agitated now for 59 years urging the Government not to discriminate against them on the grounds of their religion. They are seeking the same political, economic and development privileges for Christian and Muslim Dalits as are extended to Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits.

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