Lately, we all have witnessed a growing cultural intolerance which is increasingly creating hatred and disturbance in the socio-cultural fabric of our state. The latest was the events that shook the region on 7th August 2015, when some vandals and local miscreants (backed by Right wing forces) desecrated a statue of Don Bosco that was scheduled to be inaugurated in Guwahati. This issue provoked a lot heat and political controversies
Also see:
1) Vandals prevent installation of Don Bosco statue(Assam Tribune) [LINK]
2) Four members of BJP arrested in Don Bosco statue case [Press Trust of India,Guwahati] [LINK]
3) ABVP Activists Vandalise Don Bosco’s Statue in Guwahati (The WIRE) [LINK]
A reader of Assam Tribune very aptly summed up the entire issue in brief words, when he sent the following piece in the Letters to the Editor (20th August,2015)
Noted journalist, Patricia Mukhim penned a powerful article on this entire issue in Assam Tribune on 13th August 2015 on this topic, which must be read by all concerned citizens.
[DOWNLOAD] Also see:
1) Vandals prevent installation of Don Bosco statue(Assam Tribune) [LINK]
2) Four members of BJP arrested in Don Bosco statue case [Press Trust of India,Guwahati] [LINK]
3) ABVP Activists Vandalise Don Bosco’s Statue in Guwahati (The WIRE) [LINK]
A reader of Assam Tribune very aptly summed up the entire issue in brief words, when he sent the following piece in the Letters to the Editor (20th August,2015)
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