Inter-religious bodies appeal for ending violence
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 13 2023:
Deiva Kripa Ashram, Alappuzha, Kerala, an interreligious collective of India, and National Council for Reconciliation and Peace (NCRP) have appealed to the parties in conflict to immediately refrain from violent activities.
As per a release, ending violence is the first step to addressing growing humanitarian crisis and peace intervention by neutral third party for resolving the conflicts in mutually agreeable ways.
"We also observe that continuous use of violence against one another is worsening the situation, causing painful memories and extreme suffering to thousands of sick and aged, women and children displaced in hundreds of refugee camps on both sides.
Hundreds of children are traumatised needing psycho-social supports on both sides.
If unhealed these painful experiences are likely to get transferred to the next few generations who will kill one another as enemies and not live together as good neighbours, brother-sisters and friends," it opined.
"Our children have fundamental right to peaceful environment to grow7 according to their full potentials with good relationships across communities.
As responsible parents and citizens of this country we all are duty-bound to leave behind a peaceful environment to our present and future children".
"Hence, it is fundamental duty of all citizens of India to end tit for tat violence immediately and give a space for peace-makers from inside and outside the state to help you resolve the conflicts in mutually agreeable and respectful manners through dialogues.
End the violence without any farther provocation from either side, immediately for dialogue process to take place as desired by the Union home minister of this country," it emphasised.
The bodies also mentioned that decision to make the appeal was arrived at after serious deliberations on Manipur conflict situation and fundamental duties of citizens of India in a launch function and a national seminar on 'National Unity Forum & Greater India Movement for Economic, Social and Moral Freedoms of India' under the leadership of Deiva Kripa Ashram founder Swami Sachidananda John on September 10 at Kochi, Kerala.
The seminar was attended by NGRP chairman & Supreme Court of India Justice (retired) Kurian Joseph, Bishop of Alleppey Dr James Raphael Anaparambil, Indian Parliament of All Religions (New Delhi) convener Goswami Shusheel Maharaj, Bishop of Bijnor Dr Vincent Nellaiparambil, Dr Hussian Ma-davoor, retired IPS John Shilsi and Interfaith Forum for Peace and Harmony, Manipur convener Dr Deben Bachaspatimayum.