{"id":22229,"date":"2021-03-05T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T08:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/indian-christians-appeal-for-change-of-poll-date\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T03:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T08:19:00","slug":"indian-christians-appeal-for-change-of-poll-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/indian-christians-appeal-for-change-of-poll-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Christians appeal for change of poll date"},"content":{"rendered":"
Christians in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have expressed disappointment over the date of the election for the Tripura tribal area autonomous district council (TTAADC).<\/p>\n
The state election commission announced on March 2 that the election will be on April 4, Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEaster is the culmination of the week-long obligatory observance of faith for all Christians around the world. Elections held on Easter Sunday would certainly hamper their wholehearted participation in the electoral process,\u201d Father Joseph Pulinthanath, spokesman for Agartala Diocese that covers Tripura state, said in a press note.<\/p>\n
The diocese has requested the election commission to reschedule the dates so that it does not clash with the religious practices of a community.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the commission, Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala expressed the concerns of the Christian community.<\/p>\n