Fact-Finding Team Reports Alleged Intimidation of Christians Across West Bengal
A fact-finding team led by AITC MP Sagarika Ghose is investigating reports of intimidation and violence against Christian communities in West Bengal. The probe follows a mob attack on a Santali Bible convention in Nadia district, which forced the event to conclude early.
Why it matters
The investigation highlights growing concerns regarding religious freedom and communal tensions in India, specifically affecting minority Christian populations.
AITC MP Sagarika Ghose leads a three-member team visiting Christian institutions, churches and schools in West Bengal, eastern India. An opposition fact-finding team has reported allegations of intimidation, attacks on churches and restrictions on religious practices affecting Christian communities in several districts of West Bengal, eastern India, following a mob attack that forced an Indigenous Christian Bible convention to end early.
The three-member team from the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), led by Parliament Member (MP) Sagarika Ghose, visited Christian institutions, churches and educational establishments in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and Paschim Medinipur districts on the instructions of party chief Mamata Banerjee.
The investigation followed an October 9 attack at St. Louis Parish Church in Jalarkhali, Nadia district, where a four-day Santali Bible convention was disrupted after a mob allegedly vandalized church property and assaulted local Christians. The Diocese subsequently advised organizers to end the gathering early on security grounds.
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