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Kenyan Bishops call for integrity and justice amidst political turmoilAn Indian Christian nun speaks with election officials as she searches for her name in the register of voters ahead of casting her vote at a polling station in Ranchi, Jharkhand, in this file picture. state of Jharkhand has warned of legal action against political parties and candidates falsely claiming the Church’s support in the ongoing state assembly election.
Aind was reacting to a video circulating on social media since Nov. 10 claiming that Christians were told to vote for an independent candidate named Anita Surin from the Torpa constituency inPolling was held in Torpa and 42 other constituencies in the first phase on Nov. 13. The second phase of polling for 38 of the total 81 constituencies is scheduled on Nov. 20.
Aind, who belongs to the indigenous Oraon tribe, said the video claiming Church support for Surin could be “the handiwork of some anti-social elements who want to divide people in the name of caste, creed and religion.”“Many political parties try different tricks to mislead people during elections,” said Ratan Tirkey, a former member of the Jharkhand government’s tribal advisory committee.
About 1.5 million people in the state are Christians, at least half of them Catholics, almost all of them tribal.
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