One of India’s parliament members says tribal people known as “Advasis” should be barred from government aid if they convert from their religion. Dinesh Kashyap from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made the controversial statement during a recent rally. “Conversion is a big problem. Those Adivasis, who have converted their religion, shouldn’t be allowed to avail benefits of different government facilities,” Kashyap said.
When asked by reporters what he meant by his statement, Kashyap doubled down on his harsh words. “This is my own thinking. Those who convert their religion should be barred from government facilities. I think this should be followed. The number of such cases will decrease once this rule will be brought into action,” he told ANI, one of South Asia’s leading news agencies. This comes just a week after 25 preachers were accused of allegedly trying to convert Hindu villagers to Christianity. READ MORE
