February 5, 2005
Hindu fundamentalists storm Christian prayer meeting
4 February, 2005
INDIA
Hindu fundamentalists storm Christian prayer meeting
by Nirmala Carvalho
Fundamentalists oppose Christian presence in Uttar Pradesh. We shall fight against your conversions, they say. Church promotes human development.
Lucknow (AsiaNews) Hindu fundamentalists forced their way into a large Christian prayer meeting on January 30 in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, central India.
Hundreds of worshippers had come from nearby towns and villages to take part in the rally, but, waving saffron flags (saffron being the colour symbolises Hinduism), members of Bajarang Dal, a Hindu fundamentalist group, stormed the premises and interrupted the event.