Eight village councils in the central Indian state Chhattisgarh just voted to ban Christians from their towns. They have given the Christians the options to renounce their faith entirely, or lose everything they own.
Around 100 Christians are affected by the resolution, which was passed in November.
From The Christian Post:
A local leader from one of the affected villages, Michwar, upheld the decree, reportedly asserting that the authority of the village councils supersedes India’s Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion under Article 25.
Will India allow this religious prosecution in contradiction to their constitution?
So far, about 40 people have fled their homes in these eight villages. As for those who have tried to get the police to help them, well, things like this have happened:
On Nov. 18, a group of Christians lodged a complaint at the Gadiras Police Station, presenting audio evidence of statements made by the village chief of Michwar. However, the police refused to register a formal complaint, which is necessary to initiate a legal investigation.
Instead, police officers asked the complainants to take them to the fields. When they arrived, they encountered a mob of about 1,500 people who had begun looting the Christians’ crops and demanding their renouncement of Christianity. The police subsequently withdrew without intervening, leaving the community without protection. […]
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