All of a sudden, Christians are being forced to examine their willingness to forgive in a hostile world, reports VIJAY SIMHA
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“There is a deep sense of fear and anger within the community and if things continue, we will be forced to pursue all possible means of action including approaching the judiciary for relief,” says Moras.
The legal option, however, has its own problems. “We have launched a drive to get more FIRs registered. The worry is that the victims do not know the importance of FIRs, nor are they interested. We need lawyers to help with all this. Then, they have to know the local language. When we finally found lawyers willing to do this in Kandhamal, the Bajrang Dal threatened them. Some lawyers gave up after their houses were broken into,” says
“There is a deep sense of fear and anger within the community and if things continue, we will be forced to pursue all possible means of action including approaching the judiciary for relief,” says Moras.
The legal option, however, has its own problems. “We have launched a drive to get more FIRs registered. The worry is that the victims do not know the importance of FIRs, nor are they interested. We need lawyers to help with all this. Then, they have to know the local language. When we finally found lawyers willing to do this in Kandhamal, the Bajrang Dal threatened them. Some lawyers gave up after their houses were broken into,” says Emmanuel.
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