Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 27 2009:
All India Christian Council has said that a National fact finding team from Delhi of the council had met the victims of anti-Christian discrimination at Chingmeirong Rongmei village on January 15.The team found some customary laws unconstitutional and used to restrict the rights of Christians to practice their faith, a press release of the council said.
It further said that the unconstitutional section of the Chingmeirong Village Council, pasted on the village notice board in Manipuri as: "No Christian activities and propagation within Chingmeirong Kabui (Rongmei) village ward number 173, any living person violating this order will be punished under the rules and regulation of the village council by order village council/village chief, Chingmeirong." The order prohibits any member of the village to bring and adopt any religion other than the indigenous Rongmei tribe, the council said and added that three families had been penalised under the said order which is a violation of Fundamental Rights provided in Indian Constitution.
The fact finding team was led by Delhi based Human Rights activist Madhuchandra alongwith State branch officials Nipamacha, N Debendra Singh, Kh Chaoba and Aheibam Chandramani.