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22 September 2024
Reports reaching functionaries of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh( RSS) state that conversion is taking place at alarming levels in the two states of Bihar and Jharkhand, reports The Sunday Guradian.com
As per the 2011 census, the Christian population in Bihar is stated to be 1.29 lakhs (0.12 %) of the total 10.41 Crore.
However, this number, the RSS functionaries claim, “ is likely to show a significant increase once the findings of the new census, which will begin in some time, are released”.
As per the Delhi-based RSS functionaries had with their counterparts in Bihar, conversion in their state has become pronounced in the last few years, where people, who identify themselves as members of tribal and backward communities, are accepting Christianity.
As per the latest, NITI Aayog data, Bihar, despite reducing its multi-dimensional poverty by 7 % between 2019 and 2022, continues to top the list of states that have the highest number of multidimensional poor, followed by Meghalaya and Jharkhand.
As per The Sunday Guardian report, the RSS has taken the report “ seriously” and will seek more details from the ground. However, no report from Bihar or Jharkhand was made at the time, says The Sunday Guardian report.
According to the 2011 census, 4.3 % of the population identified themselves as Christian. The maximum conversion activities, as per reports, were happening within the tribal community in Jharkhand.
Many tribals were reportedly getting converted to Islam in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The opposition party BJP has picked up the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants who were reportedly changing the demography of the state of Jharkhand.
If the 2011 census is to be believed, 86 lakh, or 27 percent of 3.3 crore population belongs to the tribal community in Jharkhand. Now, even the percent of the tribal population has reportedly declined.
