Demands For Internal Church Enquiry into Ruchika’s Convent Role

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 3, 2010 -- New Delhi, January 3, 2009 : Questioning the authenticity of ‘clean chit’ to the Sacred Heart Convent School by the Chandigarh diocese two Christian human rights organisations have approached the Vatican representative in India to conduct an internal enquiry to determine the role of school principal in Ruchika’s case. This decision was taken today after Sunday prayers.

The Indian Christian Righteous Action Forum (ICRA Forum) and Poor Christian’s Liberation Movement (PCLM) strongly feel that without conducting any proper enquiry how Chandigarh diocese has given ‘a clean chit”. Who conducted the enquiry? What were the terms of references and who are the members of the enquiry committee? , these are the questions which are bothering the Christian community in India, the press release stated.

The ICRA Forum president JG Anthony and the PCLM president R L Francis stated that "the Chandigarh church officials are trying to suppressed the facts” and internal church enquiry comprising a representative of Jesuits Fathers, a nun and local lay Christians.

The organizations have also appealed Christians in India to come forward and support social justice to a girl child who was student of a convent school.

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