Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday separately wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai urging them to take necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the “fabricated case” against two Catholic nuns from Kerala who are accused of human trafficking and forced conversion.
In his letters to Mr. Shah and Mr. Sai, Mr. Venugopal also demanded that strict legal proceedings be initiated against those who physically attacked the nuns and the tribal women.
Two nuns from Kerala and another person, accused of human trafficking and forced conversion, were released from the Durg Central Jail in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after a court granted them bail, holding that the case was based on “mere suspicion.” Leaders of the Congress and the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala welcomed the news and accused the BJP of ignoring the atrocities against minorities in the States ruled by it while championing their cause in the southern State.
In his letter to Mr. Shah, Mr. Venugopal said the arrest of the nuns and the events leading up to it represent a gross misuse of state power, driven not by law but by communal prejudice and political malice.
