Hindu nationalists crack down on ministry to poor, sick.
Manpreet Singh in Chandigarh, India | posted 3/17/2006 12:00AM
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Under siege | Hindu extremists lash out at a Christian ministry that challenges caste system (World, Mar. 17)
Publisher of book 'Haqeequat' arrested | Samuel Thomas, allegedly involved in a conspiracy to publish a controversial book 'Haqeequat' which has certain references against Hindu and Jain deities, was today arrested in NOIDA on the outskirts of Delhi by Rajasthan police (Outlook India, PTI)
Debate on Christian centre attack forces Indian parliament stoppage | The Indian parliament has been forced into an unscheduled adjournment for due to exchanges between legislators debating attacks on an evangelical mission centre in western Rajasthan state. (ENI, March 15)
Government says it will help Christian mission in Rajasthan | The central government Monday indicated it would take steps to revive the bank accounts of a Christian mission that were frozen by the Rajasthan government. (NewKerala, March 13)
Forward Bloc accuses Raje of 'provoking fanatics' | The Forward Bloc today accused the Vasundhara Raje-led government in Rajasthan of "provoking fanatics to damage Christian institutions". (NewKerala, Mar 13)
Oppn kicks up row over 'anti-Hindu' book | BJP and Shiv Sena members brought the Lok Sabha to a standstill on Thursday morning over a book, Haqeeqat, published in Rajasthan that reportedly denigrated Hindu deities. (Express News Service, March 10)
LS breaks into a row over Christian book | The Lok Sabha was adjourned abruptly on Thursday over a book allegedly published by a Christian missionary group that contained "insulting remarks" against Hindu gods and goddesses. (Times of India, March 9)
News coverage of the publishing of the Haqeeqat includes:
BJP demands ban on Christian publication | Equating the derogatory remarks against Hindu deities in a domestic Christian publication with the controversial caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, the Opposition BJP today demanded a ban on the book and immediate arrest of its author and publisher. (Zee News, March 9)
BJP wants ban on book | The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that the book Haqeeqat be banned and withdrawn immediately. It also demanded that the Padma Shri given to its publisher three years ago by the Vajpayee Government be "taken back." (The Hindu, Feb. 10)
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