NCPCR Chief Alleges Children in Madhya Pradesh Are Being Converted Into Missionary Organizations
Established by the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, the NCPCR is a statutory body.
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Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: During his visit to the two missionary organizations in the tribal areas of the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) president Priyank Kanoongo claimed to have discovered powerful individuals "involved in the dirty work of converting children." He threatened to take legal action under the JJ Act and the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021, and claimed that children had memorized Christian religious prayers.
He further claimed that kids as young as ten years old were forced to mow the lawn and even clean the restrooms on the property. He promised that the Madhya Pradesh government's chief secretary would receive a notice and that appropriate action would be taken.
Informing about his visit to the tribal areas of Dewas district on his official social media account, the NCPCR chief said that he inspected two different institutions that were run by misisonary organisations.
The NCPCR is a statutory body established under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The commission's mandate is to ensure that all laws, policies, programs, and administrative systems conform to the vision of the rights of the child.
Kanoonga stated in his article that children in need of care and protection (CNCP) may only be housed in registered children's homes by the CWC's permission, in accordance with the JJ Act's provisions.
"Here, a blatant violation of this law has been seen as the institutions did not submit the registration documents," he claimed.
