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NDTV Correspondent
Sunday, January 6, 2008 (Bhubaneswar)
A three-member fact finding committee on the recent communal violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district has strongly criticised the ruling BJD-BJP government in the state, saying that it had shown callous indifference to a tragedy that was waiting to happen.
The committee, led by Dr John Dayal, member of the National Integration Council and Secretary General of the All India Christian Council, released a White Paper on the Kandhamal in the Orissa capital Bhubaneswar.
The committee condemned all forms of fundamentalism, whether Hindu or Christian and demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge of the High court or the Supreme Court.
''We need to put an end to fundamentalism which has penetrated all walks of life, the rural areas, among the poor, judges, police, everywhere. The crisis in India is not one of religion but development and we cannot afford to shift our focus away from development,'' said Dr John Dayal.
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