“Debating Religious Conversions(Sakhaw intidanglamna chunga inhnial)”

“Freedom is an expensive gift always worth fighting for, Even if it costs us!” 

― Marck E. Estemil

                  Ei Home minister Pu Rajnath Sing an “Sakhua tidanglam na”(religious conversion) chunga chun inhnialna(debate) nei dingin sawmna rawl asua thu chu ei loi hoi ke ring. Ma angkata sakhua chung changa inhnialna nei dinga sawmna rawl asua hma chun Pu Rajnath Singh a chun zawna khatka ei rengka hma a hong siam, machu imo? Sakhaw tidanglamna awmloi hin vanthlang rawngbawlna(social service) chu a awm thei no bei? Changnawle sakhaw tidanglam na chungchanga hin an thuk aw dapin loi hang ngaitua rei.

Ei India danpui(Constitution) article 25 a heading chu “Sakhaw a zalenna chanpual(Right to freedom of religion)” a chang hom chun ma taka tawngbai inthutna chu “zalenna” a chang, “sakhua” achang riai naw. Ma zoiin ma article 25 a clause (1) ha ei zuk siar nawk chun chanpual (rights) 4(inlika) ka poimaw fe ei hmu thiam a chang. Maheichu, i) Sia-tha hoina chanpual(freedom of conscience), zalen taka inpuang theina chanpual(right to profess freely),  zalen vaika Zawm/tho theina chanpual(right to practice freely)  nih zalen taka inthedar theina chanpual(right to freely Propagate) etc hei chu  an chang.  Chun Pu Rajnath Singh a chun bulthut a hong lak tumna chu “Sakhaw tidanglamna” chu achang, maleia sakhaw tidanglam na chunga zawna a hong I siam a chang. Mipui pawl rongbawl(social service) ding chun sakhaw tidanglamna chu a awm kher a tul bei? Sakhaw intidanglamna hnial tumna tawng bai chu hnet loi fe kan rineng in nal chunga a hongin nghat. Mipui pawl rawngbawl dingin sakhaw tidanglamna chu a tul riai no, Sakhaw tawn loi riai homin mo nawle sakhaw intidanglamna awm riai loi hom chun mipui pawl rongbawlna chu tho thei a chang. Ma thu hi ei Pu Rajnath Singh a homin a hoi, ei ni mipui hei homin ei hoi pak leiin inhnial nading hmun hma a awm tam in ki hmu no. Chun, Machu an thei ti phu in ma mipui pawl rongbawl nih sakhaw inti danglamna hi inkawp hmun thei loi mo inkawp hmun tir loi ding tina hom chu achang chuang lemno. Christian Missionaries heiin sakhaw inthedar tir na dinga ma powerful combination anloi I hmu suak nih ma hmanga rong an bawlna chu Hindu sakhaw hoitu hei ding chun thil tha in a lang no leiachun achang “mipui rongbawl nih sakhaw intidanglamna” insui-khawm hi a then an I tum. Asanchu ma hei hi an loi then thei achang chun mipui pawl rongbawlna leia sakhaw intidanglamna loi awm thin hei ha inthei ta no ni a, kachun Christian chu ei India rama chun Pung ta reng reng no ni achang. Ma khela chun atuna “Ghar wapsi” agenda hmangin Hindu Christiana loi tidanglama awm hei hom chu an sakhua hlui dena kir nawk nghal antia, atawpa chun Christian chu apung hnekin a ram tiang pan nghal eiti a chang. Mahi anthill tum ruk chia chu. Mi tamkan ei hoi, ei ngaitua dan nih ei thlir dan an ang no mai thei hom. Ei inhnialna a kir nokin, Sakhaw intidanglam chu ei danin chiang vaika phalna a pek. Ki hong tarlang tak chanpual inlika, sia-tha hoina chanpual, zalen taka Zawm theina chanpual, ki zawm a chu zalen taka Inpuang theina nih inpuang na hmanga zalen vaika inthedar tir theina chanpual hei chu inzawmna ruk tak nei an chang. Dan thiam mi H.M Seervai a chun aloi ti tak angkan, “Sakhua hi inpuang a chang hin ma inpuangna chu loiin ngaia an sia-nih tha hoina a rela ma sakhua inpuanga awm I pom chu a chang “sakhaw intidanglamna” chu. Maleiachun, Intidanglamna chu mihriam sia-tha hoina, zawm awina/theina, inpuang theina nih inthedar tir theina chanpual inlika hei sinthaw chu a chang. A Sinthaw dan chem chu adik chun asin thaw ni ara hom chu dikloi chu inkan mo a chang thei tak? Sakhaw intidanglamna chu mihriam sia nih tha hoina ra khatka a chang zawk. Madung zui chun, mi in a tawngkam zalenna nih sakhaw inpuang theina chanpual a hmanga, ma angka tawngkam hmanga sakhaw an puangna leia mi dang tumo changin a sakhaw aloi thleng pui pha chun, ma pa chun a sia nih tha hoi na chanpual ahmang tina achang rual rual chun machu khap thei nih khapna ding dan chu ei rama a awm no. Ma angka chang zok loia intiluina leia sakhaw intidanglamna aloi awm chun machu ei ram dan angkan rel phal nih inkhap phal a chang. Madan  hei kapai chu hoi rit nghalin nih ei nei rit hnung homa sakhaw intidanglamna chunga inhnialna nei dinga ei Home minister Pu. Rajnath Singh an rawl a hong I sua chun elsan takan ane tihlim zawk keichu.