Members of India’s lowest class, the dalits or "untouchables," are organizing rallies to protest their unfair treatment by the government.
The Christian Post reports that the dalits are protesting the unequal
treatment the government gives them in regard to government benefits.
The government offers benefits to those of the lowest caste mainly if
they are Hindu. Those who identify as Christian or other faiths thus
feel they are being discriminated against.
National Council of Dalit Christians advisor Ed Charles places the
blame for this unfair system on India’s Congress and the ruling
government party.
“[I]t is evident that the principle of unity in diversity and minority
rights on religious and linguistic are followed only for namesake in our
country,” Charles stated.
In 2014, International Christian Concern reported that nearly 25
million Christian dalits are being forced to choose between receiving
government benefits and their faith.
"It also has left millions of Dalits to have to decide between choosing
to follow Jesus as their Lord and Savior and receiving government
benefits that have the ability to take their families out of poverty,”
the report stated. “All added up, this discrimination has affected the
official appearance of India's religious landscape."
Publication date: February 2, 2016
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