Nuns’ Arrest in Chhattisgarh Sparks Bipartisan Protests Across Kerala

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• Bipartisan protests continue in Kerala over the arrest of two nuns, Preeta Mary and Vandana francis, at Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh on charges related to alleged forced religious conversion.
• The nuns belong to the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate (ASMI) order and hail from Kannur and Angamaly.
• Kerala-based delegations from both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF), along with MPs, protested outside durga Central prison demanding justice for the jailed sisters.
• RSP leader N.K. Premachandran (UDF) stated that Bajrang Dal activists mobbed the nuns at durg station,accusing them without basis despite proper travel documentation.
• A BJP delegation was allowed access into prison without hindrance while initial reluctance was shown toward LDF MPs’ entry; eventual intervention came from former CM Bhupesh Baghel permitting UDF leaders entry to meet imprisoned pair.

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