How moral is to use minor children for conversion activities? Anshul Saxena in 'Mera Yeshu Yeshu' case says 'missionary ecosystem is strong'; strict action required
Saxena had forwarded the now infamous ‘Mera Yeshu Yeshu’ video to the child rights body, where a young boy was answering questions to claim that his elder sister could not speak earlier, but suddenly started speaking, presumably after a miracle healing by the pastor on the stage.
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'Mera Yeshu Yeshu' video that infamously did several rounds over the internet is now on some disarranged paths after activist Anshul Saxena on Saturday said that children being used for conversion activities is huge issue and that there is a need of strict action against Pastor Bajinder Singh. "The missionary ecosystem is strong. They want me to target? I openly invite them", he said.
It all began when activist Anshul Saxena flagged the matter against Christian Pastor named Prophet Bajinder Singh who used a minor boy for conversion activities. Saxena had written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) who then wrote to Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh seeking strict action against the Pastor.
Saxena had forwarded the now infamous ‘Mera Yeshu Yeshu’ video to the child rights body, where a young boy was answering questions to claim that his elder sister could not speak earlier, but suddenly started speaking, presumably after a miracle healing by the pastor on the stage. Such ‘miracle healings’ on stage are a common tactic used by Christian missionaries to fool the common people and convince them to embrace Christianity.
Both Saxena and NCPCR had sought probe and action against the Christian pastor for use of a minor boy in his proselyting activities, and they had considered the child a victim. But in a strange turn of events, the mother of the boy has come forward to claim that the video of the event is being misused to defame the family.
The woman said that she demands strict action against Anshul Saxena, adding that she is giving the statement on her own, without any pressure from anyone. She also demonstrated that her daughter can speak now by asking to pronounce some words, which she does. She also asked her son what had happened, and he replies that he had cried in happiness after his sister started to speak.
Although the woman said that she is issuing the statement on her own, it is evident that the pastor is behind the video. When the action was sought against the pastor considering the boy as the victim, there was no need for her to come up against the complainant seeking strong action. According to claims made on social media, a counter FIR has already been filed against Anshul Saxena on behalf of the minor boy, presumably at the instance of the pastor as a defence mechanism.
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