The increasing attacks on Sikhs and other converts to Christianity and minorities in India have reached a worrying level. India is a democratic country and according to the government and the constitution of the country, people of all religions have equal rights to live. But the situation is completely opposite, the increasing attacks on minorities and people converting to Christianity are worrying. RSS-affiliated organizations like Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Dharam Sena and some other extremist organizations keep threatening and attacking people who have converted to Christianity, less than other religions. The atrocities on these people in the big states of the country like Delhi, UP, Mumbai, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Pune keep making headlines in the newspapers. The perpetrators of the attack on a church in an area of Mumbai have not been identified yet.
Citing attacks on churches and the VHP’s “Ghar Wapsi”, the Goa-based Archbishop said the Christian community is feeling “frightened and insecure” in view of the increasing attacks on Christians in many parts of the country. On March 31, 2025, Christian priests were attacked in front of the police in Jabalpur Vikhe Ranji, Madhya Pradesh. Opposition members from Congress and other parties also raised the issue in the Lok Sabha and raised slogans. Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan said that the Christian priests were from Kerala and had gone to the station to help the tribals but were “beaten up in the sight of the police”. Terming the act as “very heinous”, he said that “the increasing communal attacks in India are a threat to peaceful life and the overall progress of the country.” Congress general secretary KC Venugopal claimed that the incident was “yet another example” of how “the BJP government and the Sangh Parivar are attacking minorities.” He told reporters in the Parliament complex that last year, 753 churches were attacked by the RSS and the Sangh Parivar and the government was not taking any action against them. The Prime Minister, who has been accused by the opposition and Christian groups of turning a blind eye to such attacks on five churches in Delhi and one Christian church in Mumbai, had said that his government “gives equal respect to all religions”. Despite this, the increasing attacks on Christians and minorities have become a matter of grave concern. It is worth mentioning here that in the report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom in October 2024, it had recommended designating India as a “Country of Particular Concern” and this has been reiterated in the report released in March 2025 this year.
