Holy land issue
After initiating first win,
Shelar bowls for Holy Land
By Dinesh Kamath
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Above Picture:
Dr. Jayakar Ellis explaining to Mr. Asish Shelar about the issues.
NAVI MUMBAI: In
a time where the voice of the minorities are hardly heard, the initiation of
Mr. Asish Shelar, MLA, BJP at the behest of the Christian communities spearheaded
by Dr. Jayakar Ellis, General Secretary-India, National Christian Council
regarding the apprehending of the culprits of the Panvel Church attack and the
subsequent arrest of 4 culprits within 24 hours has indeed brought in a sign of
assurance.
Another point which was raised during the meet with the Chief
Minister on 23 March 2015 was about the subsidy of the Holy Land and this was
again taken up by Mr. Shelar who took up the matter with the government saying
“Just like the Muslim community gets subsidy for Haj pilgrim, in the same way
it should be allotted to the Christian community from the government. Andhra
Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have already allocated the amount for the same.”
“I am so glad that yet another issue has been taken up by
Mr. Shelar on our behalf and we believe it will happen soon. Three years back,
I had taken up the same with the previous government but there was no response”
said Dr Jayakar Ellis. He added “The CM has also assured New Burial grounds in
different districts in Maharashtra as we told him that the existing grounds are
overflowing and need for new land is a must.”
It may be recalled
that the meeting with the CM consisted of NCC, Gordon D’souza, Bombay Catholic
Sabha, Cyril Dara, United Churches of Mumbai and other Christian communities.
Various points like funds for renovation, maintenance, construction of the
Churches were discussed and assurances given by the CM.
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