- Released by Vishwa Samvad Kendra, New Delhi
October 02, 2008
Orissa Government must apprehend forthwith
killers of Ven. Swami Lakshmananandaji
Furious over the failure of the Orissa Government
in apprehending any assassin of Ven. Swami Lakshmananandaji Saraswati, Shri
Ashok Singhal, International President of VHP said, "It is a matter of
grave concern of all Hindus in India & abroad that Christians dared to
assassinate Ven. Swami Lakshmananandaji - a Hindu icon of Orissa and revered
Dharmacharya of India - on August 23, 2008. I met the Chief Minister of Orissa
Shri Navin Patnaik a month ago with clinching evidences of Christian involvement
in the assassination and urged him to apprehend the culprits.
The date the X'ians chose for the heinous
act had a loud statement - that is, it was Sri Krishna Janmashtami - one of
the most auspicious days of Hindu calendar - and it was also the foundation
day of Vishva Hindu Parishad, and, the Christians wanted to dare the Hindu
society on that day by offering to Jesus for his pleasure the assassinated
bodies of Hindu monks. But the State Government has not yet apprehended any
X'ian mercenary and/or accomplice. It is because of the influence of the Church
and their NGOs.
The government has arrested hundreds of Hindus,
but practically no Christian. I requested the Chief Minister to take under
his command directly the entire enquiry module regarding the case that has
wide implications and apprehend the culprits at the earliest. But, the new
Director General of Police - Orissa is indiscriminately arresting leaders
of Hindu organizations that are not related to any case. Those must be released
forthwith whom the government has arrested with political motivation.
We wish that normalcy returns to Orissa as
soon as possible. But, it appears that the government itself is not interested
in the return of normalcy, as it is interested in giving the culprits a free
run. As long as the over-ground kingpin of the assassination conspiracy, Mr.
Radhakant Nayak, is not apprehended, the deep roots of the conspiracy and
the faces of the remote kingpins that outsourced the assassination module
cannot be unearthed, and, consequently, the situation won't become normal.
The government must remember that Ven. Swami
Lakshmananandaji - a high-stature Dharmacharya of the country coming from
a Tribal region of Orissa, a socio-cultural worker par excellence whose activities
always remained aligned with the Fundamental Duties under Article 51A of the
Constitution of India, who rightly opposed aggressive religious conversions
through force, fraud and inducement, who was particularly against the entry
of foreign-funded Missionaries in the "scheduled areas" of the country
as that violated the indigenous culture, traditions and moorings of the Tribal
people, who was for 'propagation' of religion under Art. 25(1) of Constitution
(this right is for Indian citizens only), but rightly quoted the Supreme Court
ruling that 'propagation' does not mean 'right to convert', who quoted the
Niyogi Commission Report and the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act & Rules,
1987 & 1989 against conversions, and who was an uncompromising protagonist
of robust nationalism, has been assassinated by the Christians."
Shri Singhal asked the Government of Orissa
that "for the cause of peace, it must be up & doing in apprehending
the assassins and their accomplices at the earliest."