A girl, claiming to be an NGO worker, distributed books on Christianity at a government school in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

A case of attempted conversion has come to light in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh. A girl claiming to be a member of an NGO was caught distributing books on Christianity in a government school. The incident took place on Friday (July 19) in Layara area of ​​Vidisha.

According to reports, the girl, who repeatedly refused to answer questions about her identity, said she was a member of an NGO and was distributing the books for free to schoolchildren. She handed out books titled: ‘Pavitra Shashtra, Bhajan Sanhita and Niti Vachan‘. While the title may give the impression that the content of the books could be related to teachings of Hinduism, one of the school’s teachers revealed that it glorifies Jesus Christ and promotes Christianity.

When the school teachers resisted and tried to stop her from distributing propaganda material related to Christianity, the girl got into an argument with the teachers and clashed with them. However, when a teacher said that they would call the police, the girl ran away.

According to a report in Dainik Bhaskar, the girl claimed that she had arrived in the city from Hyderabad. Even after being asked several times, she did not give her name and said that she was doing this work for free for an NGO.

According to the reported information, the girl was from Bina and was accompanied by two other women in an autorickshaw. After the incident, it is suspected that the other women also distributed religious propaganda booklets in other villages.

A teacher named Sanjay Lodhi stopped the girl from distributing the religious booklets. According to him, the book is full of miraculous stories about Jesus Christ. Moreover, it condemns Hindu saints while praising Christianity. The teacher also recorded a video of the interaction.

Speaking to local media, Sanjay Lodhi said that the girl also distributed the book for free in nearby villages and tried to deliver the book to more houses belonging to poor and Scheduled Caste communities. The girl claimed that she had also distributed books in Sagar and Itarsi areas.

On Saturday (July 20), Bajrang Dal co-convener Ravi Lodhi and other officials of the organisation said they would file a complaint with the police in the matter.