Karnataka Officer Transferred After His Survey Showed No Forced Conversion
NDTV
The survey was conducted to find out the total number of forced conversions but ended up revealing that no forced conversions have taken place.
While the BJP government in Karnataka continues to make allegations of a rise in forced conversions, an official survey carried out in one of the districts that have been subject to these allegations raises questions on the validity of the claim.
Thippeswamy, a Tahasildar who surveyed illegal forced conversions in two villages of Hosadurga Taluk in Chitradurga district has now been transferred. In what is being seen as the repercussion for contesting the state government's claims through the survey, he has been stripped of official titles until further orders.
The survey was conducted to find out the total number of forced conversions but ended up revealing that no forced conversions have taken place, and people of the villages voluntarily attend the prayer meets.
"I have been transferred after the survey. No post has been allotted to me at the moment. I conducted the survey after several allegations of forced conversions in two villages. But when I enquired with the people, they said they were not lured with any benefits and converted out of their own will," the Tahasildar said.
