Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Christian Schools in Bengal Seek RSS Chief’s Intervention
Christian school representatives in West Bengal met to discuss education and concerns about safety.
They said churches, pastors and prayer gatherings had faced attacks or intimidation.
One organiser reported that a church in Krishnanagar had been vandalised.
The organisers said they want to meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
They hope to discuss the safety and dignity of Christians in the state.
An RSS spokesperson disagreed that the schools were in danger and said they had enough security.
The conference also discussed ways to improve schools and academic standards.
Christian school representatives in West Bengal said they were concerned about alleged attacks on churches, pastors and prayer gatherings.
They said they planned to seek a meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to appeal for the community’s safety and dignity.
The concerns were raised at a conference organised by Bangiya Christiya Pariseba and the West Bengal Association of Christian Schools in Siliguri.
An organiser said St Louis Catholic Church in Krishnanagar was allegedly vandalised amid accusations of religious conversions.
An RSS spokesperson denied that the schools faced a threat and said they had adequate security.
- Who
- Representatives of Christian missionary schools and organisers from Bangiya Christiya Pariseba and the West Bengal Association of Christian Schools.
- What
- They raised concerns about alleged attacks on Christian communities and said they would seek a meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Don Bosco School in Siliguri, West Bengal.
- Why
- The organisers said they wanted to appeal for the safety and dignity of the Christian community and discuss challenges facing education.
Christian organisers' concerns
RSS spokesperson's response
Safety of Christian communities
Christian organisers' concerns
Organisers cited alleged attacks, intimidation and physical assaults involving prayer gatherings, churches, worshippers and pastors, and said they wanted to seek Bhagwat's intervention.
RSS spokesperson's response
An RSS spokesperson denied the charges and said Christian schools were adequately protected and faced no threat.
Religious-conversion allegations
Christian organisers' concerns
The Christian group said accusations of forced conversions were frequently used by those disrupting prayer gatherings.
RSS spokesperson's response
The article reports that allegations of religious conversions were cited in connection with the alleged vandalism at St Louis Catholic Church; it gives no further RSS response on this specific allegation.
- Conference venue
- Don Bosco School, Siliguri
- Organisers
- Bangiya Christiya Pariseba and the West Bengal Association of Christian Schools
- Requested meeting
- The organisers said they would seek an appointment with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
- Reported church incident
- An organiser said St Louis Catholic Church in Jalalkhali, Krishnanagar, Nadia district, was allegedly vandalised on Friday.
- Other areas cited
- Dantan in Paschim Medinipur and Uluberia in Howrah
- Organisers' prior action
- The Christian group said it had approached national and state human rights commissions and the National Commission for Minorities.
- RSS response
- An RSS spokesperson denied the charges and said Christian schools had adequate security and faced no threat.