Kerala CM writes to Amit Shah over harassment of nuns by Bajrang Dal members in UP

Mangalore Today News Network

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 24, 2021:      Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday alleged that four nuns were harassed by Bajrang Dal members and police in Uttar Pradesh. He also wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention in the matter.

 

In his letter, Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the four nuns, including two postulants, were harassed by Bajrang Dal members and police in Jhansi while they were travelling on a train from New Delhi to Rourkela in Odisha.

"It is reported that the two postulants who had recently joined the Sacred Hearts Congregation of the Delhi Province were travelling for the first time to their homes accompanied by two nuns were harassed and intimidated by around 150 Bajrang Dal activists," the letter read.

Pinarayi Vijayan also said the nuns and the postulants were forcefully removed from the train by the Jhansi Police without the presence of any woman personnel.

He said the nuns had even shown their ID cards to police. However, the police called the cards fake, Vijayan said.

"It was only after the matter was taken up with higher officials and after the intervention of the Lucknow IG of police, the nuns and postulants were released from the police station around 11 pm," the letter read.

Pinarayi Vijayan further sought Amit Shah’s intervention in the matter and requested him to instruct the authorities to take strict action against all groups and individuals "who disrupt and impair the freedom of individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution".

Responding to the letter, Amit Shah said strict action will be taken against those involved in the incident. "The people of Kerala will not face any issues," he said while addressing a rally in Kanjirappally area in Kottayam district or Kerala.

Courtesy:India Today