RPI promises to fight for Christians

SURAT, Jan 17: The Republican Party of India has demanded dismissal of the Gujarat government for its failure to protect minorities in the Dangs, and adequate compensation for the affected individuals and organisations in the district.

RPI national president Ramdas Athawale, who visited Deep Darshan High School, Mulchond, Patilpada and Subir during his day’s visit to Dangs, threatened that if the attacks on the Christians did not stop, his supporters would provide protection to them.

If the majority community wanted to call the shots on the basis of number, the RPI would bring all other communities together to consolidate them, Athawale said. He dared Hindu saints to convert people of different faiths, maintaining that everyone was entitled to follow their respective religions.