Campaign continues for dalit right

ICC Note

Indian Dalit Christians continue asking for enjoyment of equal rights.

03/12/2010 India (CathnewsIndia)-Bishops, pastors and lay leaders of Catholic and Protestant Churches joined in a seminar seeking ways to overcome socio-religious discriminations of dalit Christians.

The top two Church bodies of the Churches-the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and the National Council of Churches in India-organized the last weekend seminar in New Delhi .

They discussed “Building Inclusive India: Overcoming Social and Religious Discriminations” in the particular context of inequality suffered by dalit people.

Jesuit Father A.X.J. Bosco, convenor of National Council of Dalit Christians, said “it is very important to carry on the momentum of Christian community” in the context of tabling the Misra commission report.

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