Kolkata: Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (BCP), an apex forum representing over 1.3 million Christians across Bengal, submitted representations to West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Commission for Minorities (NCM), citing widespread human rights violations and administrative apathy targeting Bengal’s Christian minority.Representations follow a statewide public hearing in Kolkata on Monday, where recently attacked pastors and believers narrated an alarming pattern of targeted violence, intimidation and institutional neglect across several districts.BCP founder and general secretary Herod Mullick said aggressors deployed a calculated mechanism against peaceful house churches. Perpetrators forcibly disrupt private prayer services, assault worshippers and record manipulated video clips. “These edited reels are subsequently circulated online with false allegations of forced conversion to mislead local authorities and justify vigilante actions,” he added.Petitions highlighted severe administrative negligence, noting that out of dozens of violent disruptions, FIRs were registered in only 13 cases, often with victimised pastors subjected to late-night questioning and administrative pressure. BCP emphasised that these actions violate fundamental constitutional rights under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 25.To restore dignity and constitutional safeguards, BCP requested high-level statutory interventions, including an immediate impartial probe by police, a forensic cyber audit of doctored viral videos used to frame worshippers, mandatory FIR registration for pending complaints and adequate police protection for minority prayer services across Bengal.
