Indigenous faith body wades into Arunachal church row
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Christian organisations demand land allotment however Indigenous Faith & Cultural Society says land for church is being occupied illegally
An apex Christian organisation in Arunachal Pradesh has stepped up the demand for allotment of land for a church in Tawang however a discussion board of indigenous faiths mentioned the problem was being created unnecessarily over an illegally occupied plot.
The Indigenous Faith & Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) additionally reminded the Pema Khandu authorities of pending purposes for land to arrange locations of worship for the indigenous faiths throughout the State.
Many tribes and sub-tribes comply with indigenous faiths. The extra organised faiths are Donyi-Polo and Rangfrah.
“If the State government is keen on issuing land allotment to any religious group, it should also redress all the pending allotment for indigenous prayer centres in the State without any further delay,” the IFCSAP mentioned in a press release on November 2.
Alleged unlawful occupation
The organisation mentioned the land demanded by the Tawang Christian Revival Church belongs to the federal government and had been occupied illegally for church development. The native authorities had been sending notices to the church body to cease development work and arrested the pastor on October 6.
The IFCSAP slammed the Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) for raking up an “avoidable” subject and questioned the necessity for establishing one other church on authorities land when three different church buildings have been allowed in Tawang.
But the ACF mentioned Christians within the State would proceed to demand and show till the federal government allotted the land for the church on the land the believers have been staying for twenty years.
“The application for land allotment has been pending for two years. The minister and officials concerned had assured that the issue would be resolved,” ACF president Toko Teki mentioned, including that the Christians have a constitutional proper to ascertain a church.
The IFCSAP, in the meantime, demanded speedy implementation of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, in letter and spirit to safeguard the tradition, customs, ancestral faith and perception system of Indigenous folks of the State.
The Act is seen by the adherents of mainstream religions as an anti-conversion device.
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