A day after the attack on a church at Kachna locality on the outskirts of Raipur city, the members of Christian community termed the incident as a ‘violation of their basic rights’.
President of Chhattisgarh Christian Forum Arun Pannalal, while addressing a press conference here at the Press Club thanked Chief Minister Raman Singh for taking personal interest in taking action after the incident and also expressed satisfaction over the swift police action taken in the case.
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police (SP) Raipur BN Meena informed that nine persons were arrested in connection with the attack on Church. Replying to a query, Pannalal accepted that the church was constructed on an encroached land like other houses in that locality.
“Police had played an active role after the incident and had got resumed the prayer sessions after the incident and their job is worth applauding,” he said. According to him, the church was functioning for the past one year and they had also paid some taxes to Raipur Municipal Corporation.
We demand that mastermind behind the attack should be brought to the book and they should not be given any type of political patronage, he told reporters.