The recent incident of vandalism at a Catholic school in Vidisha follows several such attacks on Christian institutions in Madhya Pradesh in the past two months.
The affiliation of seven Catholic schools in Jhabua, with 8,000 tribal students on the rolls, has been canceled, charges of illegal conversion have led to the arrest of at least eight people, including six Pastors and two Fathers and, facing similar charges, nuns running a girls’ hostel for tribal students in Raisen and Satna have moved the court for protection. Another church in Jhabua has approached police over threats on social media saying it would be razed like the Babri Masjid.
The Vidisha St Joseph School saw an attack by nearly 300 men of right-wing Hindu groups on December 6, while the Class 12 CBSE exam for math was on.
