India, Oct. 5 -- A special gram sabha in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district has passed a resolution prohibiting the allotment of community land to Christians and converted persons for burial, construction of churches, prayer meetings and other religious activities.

The resolution was passed on October 2 at Punpalli village under Konta Janpad Panchayat and was based on provisions cited from Article 244(1) of the Constitution, the Fifth Schedule, the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, and the amended Chhattisgarh PESA law of 2022, according to the village panchayat.

"Under the resolution, it was decided that no gram sabha land would be provided to Christians and converted persons for burial, construction of churches, prayer m...