Exclusive: Assemblies of God Ministry carry out illegal construction activities in Kerala even after stop-memo is served, state government silent, financial transactions raise suspicion
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Exclusive: Assemblies of God Ministry carry out illegal construction activities in Kerala even after stop-memo is served, state government silent, financial transactions raise suspicion

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Feb 17, 2021, 06:16 am IST
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Kerala has now become a safe haven for the organisations affiliated with the religious minorities to indulge in any activities without being caught. The recent raids at the Believer Church establishments, headquartered at Thiruvalla, had exposed this ‘religious business’ and the reluctance of the state machinery to take action against them. Now, new evidence is emerging regarding open violation of the rule of land by another evangelical Pentecostal organisation named ‘Assemblies of God’. This organisation is accused of constructing its headquarters, the Paranthal religious Centre, by flouting all the laws and causing heavy destruction to the environment. As usual, the state government is not taking any measures to stop this illegal activity.

For the construction of the new building, the Assemblies of God is accused of destroying the wetland and openly violating THE KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WETLAND ACT, 2008. An order was issued by the District collector of Pathanamthitta in 2019 against the construction, following a directive from the Kerala High Court. But despite that, the construction is progressing.

This Pentecostal organisation had purchases land at Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district in the names of Rev. Dr P.S Phillip (Superintendent Trust Board) and Rev. T.P Paulose. They started purchasing the land from its owners in April 2019.

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The primary suspicion is regarding land procurement. The land was purchased at a higher cost. Plots with a net valuation of Rs 4,000- 5000 was procured at Rs 50,000 and above. They have already levelled 3.5 acres of paddy field till now. In 2018, during the Kerala flood, 30 families living next to the paddy field were worst hit. They had to go to the relief camps since their houses were submerged underwater. At the very beginning of the construction activities, the villages held a meeting and decided to move forward with a petition to the judiciary. On 16th December 2019, a complaint signed by 57 villagers was submitted to the district collector. But the construction went on at full pace even when a stop memo was issued by the Village officer. On 30th December 2019, Tehsildar and Village officer had reached the place and they made the construction workers take all the materials used to level the paddy fields.

The construction resumed in January 2020. Again a stop memo was issued but was violated. When the villagers and certain organisations opposed the construction, this Pentecostal group and the CPI(M) (which sees them as a potential vote-bank) came up with a communal narrative and said that the paddy field was levelled for organising a convention. In the convention organised in February 2020, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala took part. CPIM which claims to be the party of downtrodden and a party committed to saving environment made a speech standing at a podium made after levelling the paddy field.

Violating the stop memo issued by the Village officer, the Assemblies of God have levelled the paddy fields under survey numbers 129-6, 129-8, 129-9, 138-5, 138-6, 138-7, 138-12, 138-13, 138-16, 139-5-1, 139-7, 139-13, 140-1, 140-8-12, 138-13, 140-1, 140-8.

Following a detailed investigation done by the district collector, an order was issued on 21st January 2021 seeking to take materials used for levelling the paddy fields. But the construction is still going on at full pace. People who are fighting against this illegal activity accuse local CPIM leaders Harsha Kumar and T Baiju of favouring the Pentecostal organisation. Without political support, it is impossible to carry out such activities without being affected by the court ruling and the orders from the district collector.

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