PRESS RELEASE
[22 February 2007]
Under the leadership of All India Christian Council, the minority Christian community organizes a big Dharana Programme to voice against Gujarat Government as Roman Catholic graveyard at Vatva has been dug up, tombs have been broken, crosses on tombs have been broken and it has been tried to destroy the graveyard.
The Christian Community of Gujarat is demanding to suspend Police Inspector of Vatva Police Station under jurisdiction of Ahmedabad City Police Commissioner and other Government officers by registering F.I.R. from immediate effect.
Minority Christian Community organizes a big Dharana programe in front of Ahmedabad District Collector as attacks are carried out on the graveyard of minority Christian community by blessings of B.J.P. Government for solution of problems for protection graveyard for its maintenance and to stop the attacks.
National Executive Member and Joint Secretary Shri Samson C. Christian of All India Christian Council states in his press release that since B.J.P. Government has come on power in Gujarat of Gandhiji it has destroyed the interests of minority community. It has created communal extremism and enmity by inciting people and it has no any other aim rather than to sustain the same.
During the tenure of BJP Government in Gujarat of Gandhiji problems regarding graveyard of minority Christian community have been raised and numerous incidents have been taken place within 9 years such like destroying by bulldozers, digging up graves and taking out buried dead body, throwing dead bodies on public road, making way through graveyards, making cricket ground by destroying graves, building community hall in graveyard. Such direful incidents have taken place. The minority Christian community who is human welfare activities loving their own country India has been targeted by attacking their graveyards at the behest of extremists and the vested interests.
Recently, the wicked have dug up graveyard, destroyed graves, crosses on tombs have been broken, remaining body parts of dead bodies have been dug up and thrown out in Roman Catholic graveyard at Vatva under jurisdiction of Ahmedabad Police Commissioner. All India Christian Council had represented to Gujarat Govt. and higher officers the by providing proofs and tried to stop such attacks but till date there is no result so it has been compelled to organize Dharana and come on public road.
Previously, AICC had written to National Minority Commission on 9-1-2001 regarding the the attacks on graveyard in Gujarat state Additional Secretary Shri P.S. Shah of Special Branch of Home-Department of Gujarat Government had submitted confidential Report on 7-11-01 to National Commission for Minorities at New Delhi regarding the attacks. Gujarat Government has accepted that attacks are carried out on graveyard of minority Christian community, in the report.
Police complaint was given on 10-01-07 to P.I. of Vatva Police Station under jurisdiction of Ahmedabad Police Commissioner but till date no step has been taken. Because directly or indirectly he has involved in this graveyard case. He has tried to cover crimes of the culprits by not registering police case. He has violated the order of Supreme Court for not registering complaint. The organization is sharply demanding to take quick Police action against the responsible including Sarpanch, Talati by suspending the officers of Mines and Mineral Department, and suspending P.I. N.K. Zala as he has violated the order of Supreme Court, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Constitution.
The peace loving believing in brotherhood and leading in the filed of service, the minority Christian community has to come on road regarding the attacks on their graveyards and has to protest against state Government. This matter shows that the State Government has failed in protecting the interests of minorities. It is demanding resignation of Gujarat Government as there are spectacular proofs.
Regarding the problems of Catholic graveyard of Vatva the Christian community is organizing Dharana Programme in a democratic way. The whole minority Christian community of Gujarat and All India Christian Council are appealing openly by giving Memorandum to Ahmedabad District Collector to solve the graveyard problem urgently. If Gujarat Government will fail in guarding the interests of minority Christian community of Gujarat the community will organize sharper Andolan and take the graveyard problems on National level. This is open warning to the State Governemnt.
Yours Sincerely
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Date :- 22-02-2007 Samson C. Christian
Place :- Ahmedabad. National Executive Member
Contact:- SamsonChristian-9824262626 & Joint Secretary
All India Christian Council
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