By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: MIM legislative floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi during the discussion on Telangana draft bill in Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly raise the issue of rising communalism in the region and the recent attacks and killing of Christian pastor in rural Telangana.
On January 11 Pastor Sanjeevullu and his wife was violently attacked in Vikarabad village 64k.m. from Hyderabad two days later he succumbed to his injuries. Three similar kind of incidents occurred in January alone where Christian priests were brutally attacked. Recently Nalgonda district police has arrested 7 Hindu Vahini activists in cases of attack on Munugode village Pastor Talla Christopher and Ipparthi Church Pastor Gajjala Neeladri Pal.
MIM leader in the state assembly stated that their party’s repeated warning to the Union Govt. creating separate Telangana state will only strengthen the hindutva forces and the party supporting it in the long run is now unfolding, “Even before the Telangana state is came to being some communal forces has started to work to disturb the atmosphere and harmony. In recent past few weeks ago a Christian pastor was attacked in Vikarabad and succumbed to injuries. Four to five similar incidents of similar kind of attacks on christen priests has been reported from different parts of Telangana.”
Owaisi demanded immediate action against Sangh Parivar, “I hope mischief mongers will be brought to book immediately.”
Counting down the list of riots in the region MIM leader said, “Historically riots happened in Telangana region while SeemaAndhra region remained relatively peaceful. Religious intolerance is prevailing in the telangana region due to the activities of sangh parivar.”
MIM again reiterated its fear that Sangh Parivar will fill the political vacuum in Telangana after the merger of TRS with congress or after its political demise in the new state.
Many Christian groups have met chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy demanding protection to the community. Andhra Pradesh Federation of Churches has already written to National Human Rights Commission for immediate intervention fearing more attacks in the run up to parliamentary and state elections.
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