By M Raghuram & Vidya Iyengar
Bangalore, Jan 29 : The justice Somasekhara committee report on the 2008 church attacks in the state has been dubbed as ‘directionless’ by Christian leaders.
A statement from the Bishop’s office of Mangalore Catholic Diocese said, “The commission had failed to suggest to the government any measures against the organisations and people, who were responsible for attacks on churches and on Milagres Adoration Monastery."
It also rapped the report for not condemning the attack on women and children, or suggesting any action against the perpetrators.
“The report has given contradicting views and some sections had been seriously opinionated which does not give scope for punishing the attackers. The report does not satisfy the Christian community in any way,” it said.
Meanwhile, the vice-chairperson of the national commission for minorities, HT Sangliana, said the report was on expected lines. “I did not expect it to be dynamic or specific, because, the commission was politically appointed,” he said.
Sangliana condemned the panel’s observation that in ‘some incidents, there were indications of self-infliction or collusion or make-believe method to create evidence’.
He also criticised the report for not specifying the action that should be taken against the police officers, who had failed to take preventive measures.
"Actually, the report is not according to the parameters laid by the commission. Somashekara had also suggested, creating a separate police station to look into religious matters, but that is an impractical suggestion,” he said.
Sangliana also said that there was no mention of any compensation that was made to the injured nor to the churches that were damaged.
Ivan D’Souza, a prominent Christian leader in Mangalore, termed the report as directionless and biased.
0 comments:
Post a Comment