New Delhi: The world is monitoring developments in India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, citing reports of "persecution" of Christians in the country in a section of the global media.
Referring to a report in The New York Times titled 'Arrests, Beatings and Secret Prayers: Inside the Persecution of India's Christians,' Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "While many in our own country are living with their heads buried in sand, the world is watching."
"In times of injustice, silence is complicity," he further said.
The report cited the attack on the morning of January 26 at the Satprakashan Sanchar Kendra Christian centre in the city of Indore.
As per the report, a mob of saffron-clad people barged inside shouting Hindu nationalist chants. Pastors were punched in the head, women were thrown to the ground, sending scared children scurrying beneath their seats, the report said.
Apart from this, some unnamed miscreants vandalised the statue of Jesus Christ at Holy Redeemer Church in Haryana's Ambala district.
Two people were seen entering the church late at night, according to police officials. The police believe the incident was carried out with the intent of inflicting religious resentment.
According to Father Anthony of the church, two youths entered the church late at night by climbing the wall and broke the statue of Jesus Christ.
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