We don’t care about the consequences or criticism of our vigilantism, he says.
A unit of the right-wing Bajrang Dal in southern Assam’s Barak Valley has threatened Hindus with dire consequences if they visit any church to celebrate Christmas.
Members of the unit also said they did not care about the consequences or criticism of their vigilantism.
“Hindus will pay a price to visit churches on Christmas Day,” said Bajrang Dal Cachar District Secretary General Mithu Nath, adding that his decision was in response to tribal Christian groups that closed temples and spiritual centers. Hindus in Shillong.
“I know that the headlines on December 26 will say that the Bajrang Dal thugs vandalized this or that place or assaulted this or that person. We just don’t care, ”he said Friday.
Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli said the district has taken note of the diktat. “A case has been filed suo motu,” she said The Hindu on Saturday.
The Bajrang Dal had referred to the Khasi Student Union which reportedly closed the doors of the Vivekananda Cultural Center in Shillong a few days ago. The center is part of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Former Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy had criticized the blockade of the center.
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