Dalit Conversion
Goa CM condemns attempts to convert people under guise of healing
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday slammed religious conversions in the name of healing, saying it is unfortunate that such practices are still followed in independent India. The CM of the BJP-ruled state claimed that efforts are being made to change people's faith by offering them treatment or healing them. These practices which were started to convert tribals in the name of education or healing are continuing even after the country has become independent, Sawant said, addressing the state-level function to mark the 150th birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda at Sankhalim in North Goa. Birsa Munda's birth anniversary is observed as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas'. Referring to religious conversions, the CM said a bhul bhulaiya (maze) has been created and people should be cautious about such preachers who indulge in the practice under the guise of healing. Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge in 2014, Sawant claimed that the British-era practice of converting ..
 "Goa CM condemns attempts to convert people under guise of healing")
Bhim Army politics: Dalits converting to Buddhism, but at a dwindling rate
Every time the Dalit movement peaked, the number of conversions rose
 "Bhim Army politics: Dalits converting to Buddhism, but at a dwindling rate")
