Christmas Carnival Disrupted In Gurugram School With Chants Of Jai Shree Ram
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The incident comes at a time when Muslims offering prayers in certain open spaces in Gurugram have been repeatedly disrupted by right-wing vigilantes.
A group of men led by a politician on Thursday barged into a Gurugram private school and disrupted a Christmas carnival. They also raised slogans of "Jai Shree Ram (long live Lord Ram)" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai (hail mother India)". Videos of the incident show a man addressing the students and staff. "Christianity is not acceptable here. We are not disrespecting Jesus Christ but we want to tell the future generations to remember him if they want and do it legally but not fall for attempts of religious conversion. It can destroy Indian culture," he can be heard saying. After disrupting Friday prayers, Gurugram sets another record.....on the eve of Christmas, prayers disrupted in Pataudi town. From 'law will take its own course', it has descended to 'police did not receive any complaint so far'. pic.twitter.com/qqMOyrjcQD
The incident is from the Narhera village in Gurgram's Pataudi town. A group called House Hope Gurugram had organised the Christmas carnival and reportedly chanted praise to Jesus Christ after a song performance that miffed some locals who saw it as a provocation to convert students into Christianity. The school administration sent the group back to placate the situation.
"It was scary as we had women and children around in the church. The nuisance is increasing with each passing day. It's an infringement of our right to pray and follow our religion," a local pastor told news agency PTI.
