Rajnath pleads for national debate with open mind on issue of conversion

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on January 15, 2019, said that there is no better place in the world to celebrate the Festival of Peace than India. Addressing the  Festival of Peace programme organised by the Rashtarya Isai Mahasangh here, Rajnath said that India is the land of peace where all the religious communities have been living together in harmony for centuries. India being the harbinger of peace and tolerance, one can find all the six sects of Christianity, 72 sects of Islam, Parsis and  Jews living together peacefully, the Home Minster added.

Speaking on the issue of conversion, Rajnath Singh called for a national level debate with an open mind by all the sections of the society. He said that in other countries where majority rules, the minorities demand implementation of anti- conversion Law whereas in India the demand for anti- conversion law comes from majority community.

Appreciating the efforts made by the Rashtrya Isai Mahasangh in organising Festival of Peace, Rajnath said that history of Christianity in India is older than Europe as St. Thomas came to India in the 1st century itself. Healso gave away the peace awards to the organisations and persons who worked towards it.

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale, who was the guest of honour on the occasion,  said that it is only through peace that India can become a strong country, according to a PIB release.