Imphal, April 12: The administration in Imphal East district of Manipur on Tuesday demolished three churches for constructing illegally on government land.
The churches were demolished days after the Manipur High Court vacated its order for status quo on an order for eviction drive by the BJP-led government in the state.
The demolition drive was carried out at the tribal colony in presence of large deployment of police personnel on Tuesday.
“The churches were demolished as they were constructed on government land and without any approval or permission from the district administration,” said an official.
The churches that were demolished are the Evangelical Baptist Convention Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church Manipur, and Catholic Holy Spirit Church.
One of these churches was built in 1974 but the government had issued the eviction notice to the churches and a few garages nearby in December 2020.
After the demolition, many Christian residents gathered and performed prayers in the debris on Tuesday.
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