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Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC), a registered apex body of Bishops & Church Heads of major Christian Denominations in Telugu States, in their press release have asked all the political parties of Telangana State to include the demands and issues of Christian minorities in their manifesto for the coming elections in December 2018.
The demands are
- Delete the unconstitutional and discriminatory Para 3 of Constitution (Presidential) Order 19 of 1950 and extend SC status to the Dalit Christians
- Enact “Prevention of Communal Violence Act” and “Prevention of Minorities Atrocities Act” (in line with the “Prevention of SC ST Atrocities Act”) to prevent atrocities on Christians
- Strengthen Telangana State Christian (Minority) Finance Corporation and allocate at least 25% of the funds and schemes under Minority Welfare budget to Christians
- Relaunch the scheme of providing subsidy to Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land
- Allot 3 acres of land to SC Christians and construct houses for Christians and Pastors
- Fulfil the promise made earlier to build Christian Bhavan for the Christians in Hyderabad. Also to build such bhavans for Christians in all the districts of the state
- Allocate government lands for the construction of churches, community halls, education institutions and to the Christian burial grounds.
- Give representations to Christians in the legislative and civil bodies, administrative panels and in various commissions / boards. At least a few Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in the State must be assigned to them. One co-option membership in every Municipality / Corporation must be given to a Christian to take care of Christian interests.
The federation members apart from placing their demands to the parties in their press release have also requested them not just to include but also implement them.
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