Members of India’s lowest class, the dalits or
"untouchables," are organizing rallies to protest their unfair
treatment by the government.
The Christian Post reports that the dalits are protesting
the unequal treatment the government gives them in regard to government
benefits. The government offers benefits to those of the lowest caste mainly if
they are Hindu. Those who identify as Christian or other faiths thus feel they
are being discriminated against.
National Council of Dalit Christians adviser Ed Charles
places the blame for this unfair system on India’s Congress and the ruling
government party.
“[I]t is evident that the principle of unity in diversity
and minority
rights on religious and linguistic are followed only for namesake
in our country,” Charles stated.
In 2014, International Christian Concern reported that
nearly 25 million Christian dalits are being forced to choose between receiving
government benefits and their faith.
"It also has left millions of Dalits to have to decide
between choosing to follow Jesus as their Lord and Savior and receiving
government benefits that have the ability to take their families out of
poverty,” the report stated. “All added up, this discrimination has affected
the official appearance of India's religious landscape."
Source: Christian Headlines
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