2024-04-28 21:40:00
London: The issue of Manipur violence has once again been discussed in the British Parliament. Britain’s Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the House of Lords on the issue of ethnic violence in Manipur. Cameron said the conflict in Manipur clearly has a religious dimension. In response to a question by the Lord Bishop of Winchester, Cameron told the British Parliament that “It is right to say that we should not underestimate some of the religious aspects of this conflict. Yes, it is sometimes sectarian, tribal or ethnic. But in many cases there is a clearly religious component to it.” On another question regarding religious freedom in India, the British Foreign Minister said that this is an issue which we have raised with the Indian government on many occasions.Cited Campanel’s report
Lord Bishop asked questions about the current state of freedom of religion and belief in India in the wake of a report on Manipur last year. Cameron replied that he had studied the report written by David Campanel on the Manipur conflict. According to our associate newspaper Times of India (TOI), Campanle’s report, written in June 2023, said, “It should be noted that if there is any ethnic or economic conflict between the people of the (Manipur) valley and the tribals of the hills, Even if the conflict is explained by citing disputes, these things are yet to be answered. Why were churches destroyed in the conflict? “It has a clear religious dimension.”
Ayodhya issue also raised
Lord Singh of Wimbledon said, “It is true that the Constitution of India is called secular, but despite that there have been riots in Ayodhya, where thousands of Muslims were killed. Then our Home Minister had called Muslims termites. Then a A Hindu temple was built on the demolished mosque and Sikhs were repeatedly told that they had no problem if they behaved like Hindus. Otherwise, they were called separatists. “
Britain considered Pakistan a very dangerous country, asked people not to travel
Lordi Singh appealed for religious freedom to be given priority in the Commonwealth Charter, to which Cameron agreed. Responding to Singh’s comments, Cameron said, “What he said about the importance of religious tolerance and freedom of religious belief in India is important. There have been occasions when we have raised this with the Government of India. This must continue.”