<p>New Delhi: Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party chief Conrad Sangma has raised the issue of the Kerala nuns being arrested by the Chhattisgarh administration. </p><p>He wrote to his Chhattisgarh counterpart asking for a “fair investigation” into the case of the Assisi Nuns who were arrested by the Chhattisgarh police. </p><p>In a letter to Vishnu Singh Deo, Sangma said that the nuns were allegedly framed on “false charges and pressure from right-wing groups”. </p> .<p>“The situation arose when the nuns were accompanying three girls from Chhattisgarh to Agra. A Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) questioned the girls, who stated they didn't have tickets and were traveling at the nuns' request. </p><p>The TTE alerted local activists, who then alleged the nuns were attempting to take the girls for forced religious conversion. </p><p>"This claim sparked a protest, and the police detained the nuns and girls based on the activists’ complaint. We believe that this is a case of harassment and false allegations. Hence, we urge you to intervene and ensure justice,” Sangma wrote. </p> .<p>In his letter, he has further demanded that the state government ensure a fair investigation into the matter. “Safeguard the rights of religious minorities in Chhattisgarh. Consider revoking the case lodged against the nuns,” the letter further writes. </p><p>On Friday, Sangma met several ministers in Parliament including union home minister Amit Shah, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and union health minister JP Nadda. </p><p>He met Nadda to start the Shillong Medical College, which is ready but is waiting for a nod from the National Medical Centre. “We are the only state in India without a functional medical college. It will be grateful for the state to have the medical college functioning,” he told reporters. </p><p>He also met FM to thank her for an article on Shillong that she had written. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party chief Conrad Sangma has raised the issue of the Kerala nuns being arrested by the Chhattisgarh administration. </p><p>He wrote to his Chhattisgarh counterpart asking for a “fair investigation” into the case of the Assisi Nuns who were arrested by the Chhattisgarh police. </p><p>In a letter to Vishnu Singh Deo, Sangma said that the nuns were allegedly framed on “false charges and pressure from right-wing groups”. </p> .<p>“The situation arose when the nuns were accompanying three girls from Chhattisgarh to Agra. A Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) questioned the girls, who stated they didn't have tickets and were traveling at the nuns' request. </p><p>The TTE alerted local activists, who then alleged the nuns were attempting to take the girls for forced religious conversion. </p><p>"This claim sparked a protest, and the police detained the nuns and girls based on the activists’ complaint. We believe that this is a case of harassment and false allegations. Hence, we urge you to intervene and ensure justice,” Sangma wrote. </p> .<p>In his letter, he has further demanded that the state government ensure a fair investigation into the matter. “Safeguard the rights of religious minorities in Chhattisgarh. Consider revoking the case lodged against the nuns,” the letter further writes. </p><p>On Friday, Sangma met several ministers in Parliament including union home minister Amit Shah, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and union health minister JP Nadda. </p><p>He met Nadda to start the Shillong Medical College, which is ready but is waiting for a nod from the National Medical Centre. “We are the only state in India without a functional medical college. It will be grateful for the state to have the medical college functioning,” he told reporters. </p><p>He also met FM to thank her for an article on Shillong that she had written. </p>