UK Christians to march for end to sectarian violence in India

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[Christianity Today UK] 1 Oct 2008--Growing violence against Christians in India has now spread to 12 states, according to the All India Christian Council, while 57 have been killed and 50,000 driven from their homes in Orissa state alone amid attacks by Hindu extremists.

A march has been called in London on Saturday to present a petition to Gordon Brown and to the Indian High Commission, calling on the Indian Government to intervene to stop the escalating violence.

India’s national government is threatening to impose emergency rule on two states unless they stop anti-Christian violence which has raged for six weeks.

The federal government issued an official warning to Orissa and Karnataka, accusing the Hindu nationalist BJP which rules both states of failing to curb the violence. Unless the two state governments take decisive action, ‘President’s rule’ will be introduced, in accordance with Article 356 of the constitution.

Attacks by Hindu extremists’ have now spread to 12 states, according to the All India Christian Council.