Policemen were sent to guard two Catholic educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh, India, amid alleged threats from Hindu hardliners. This move was proceeded as the Madhya Pradesh Catholic Diocesan Schools’ Association asked for protection from the state high court for all its educational institutions following threats against them by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student body of the ruling pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party.
As reported by ucanindia.in, Church officials say that “The group is trying to whip up hostility against the Christian institutions for not allowing its members onto their campuses to perform Hindu rites and other activities.” Father Shaju Devassy, Director of St. Mary’s College in Vidisha highlighted that “The government provided full security to the college.”
Police force were sent to guard St. Mary’s College in Vidisha on Jan. 15 after the ABVP set a Jan. 16 deadline for college authorities to allow its members to conduct Hindu prayers inside the college grounds.
