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Thursday, December 15, 2011

PEOPLE'S RESISTANCE AGAINST SABOTAGING DEMOCRACY

(Report by csipass correspondent)



MEDIA NEWS
The Mathrubhumi Daily
Posted on: 15 Dec 2011


leaders leaving after the discussion


ഷൊറണൂര്‍: സി.എസ്.ഐ. ഉത്തരകേരള മഹാഇടവക ബിഷപ്പ് ഡോ. കെ.പി.കുരുവിളയെ സഭാ നിര്‍വാഹകസമിതിയംഗങ്ങളായ ചിലരുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ തടഞ്ഞുവെച്ചു. നിര്‍വാഹകസമിതിയുടെ തീരുമാനങ്ങള്‍ അംഗീകരിക്കണമെന്ന് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടായിരുന്നു ഉപരോധം. ഷൊറണൂര്‍ ഡിവൈ.എസ്.പി.യുടെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തില്‍ നടന്ന ചര്‍ച്ചയ്‌ക്കൊടുവിലാണ് പ്രശ്‌നം തീര്‍ന്നത്.


ഇളങ്കുളം സി.എസ്.ഐ. ക്രൈസ്റ്റ് ചര്‍ച്ച്, കളമശ്ശേരി ഓള്‍ സെയിന്റ്‌സ് ചര്‍ച്ച് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലെ പുരോഹിതരുടെ സ്ഥലംമാറ്റവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് ഉയര്‍ന്ന പ്രശ്‌നങ്ങള്‍ പരിഹരിക്കുന്നതിന് നടപടി സ്വീകരിക്കണമെന്ന് സഭയിലെ എക്‌സിക്യുട്ടീവ് കമ്മിറ്റി തീരുമാനിച്ചിരുന്നതായി പറയുന്നു.


ഈ തീരുമാനം നടപ്പാക്കുന്നതിന് കമ്മിറ്റിയുടെ ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ എന്നനിലയില്‍ ബിഷപ്പിന്റെ അനുമതി ലഭിക്കുന്നതിനായാണ് എക്‌സിക്യുട്ടീവംഗങ്ങള്‍ പ്രതിഷേധമാര്‍ഗം സ്വീകരിച്ചത്.


അമേരിക്കന്‍പര്യടനത്തിനായി ബിഷപ്പ് ബുധനാഴ്ച യാത്രതിരിക്കാനൊരുങ്ങുന്നതിനിടയിലാണ് കമ്മിറ്റിയംഗങ്ങള്‍ അനുമതിതേടിയെത്തിയത്.


തുടര്‍ന്ന് ഡിവൈ.എസ്.പി. ടി.എ.ആന്റണി, എസ്.ഐ. ബോബിന്‍മാത്യു എന്നിവരുടെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തില്‍ ബിഷപ്പുമായി ചര്‍ച്ചനടത്തി. സഭയിലെ പുരോഹിതരായ ഫാ. ബി.എന്‍.ഫെന്‍, ഫാ. പി.കെ.മാമ്മന്‍ എന്നിവരും ചര്‍ച്ചയില്‍ പങ്കെടുത്തു.


അമേരിക്കന്‍ സന്ദര്‍ശനത്തിനുശേഷം ബിഷപ്പ് മടങ്ങിയെത്തുമ്പോള്‍ എക്‌സിക്യുട്ടീവ് കമ്മിറ്റിയുടെ തീരുമാനം നടപ്പാക്കാന്‍ അനുമതിനല്‍കാമെന്ന നിര്‍ദേശം ചര്‍ച്ചയില്‍ ഉയര്‍ന്നു. ബിഷപ്പ് മടങ്ങിയെത്തുംവരെ തൃശ്ശൂര്‍ ഓള്‍ സെയിന്റ്‌സ് ദേവാലയത്തിലെ റവ. ഫാ.ജേക്കബ് ഡാനിയേലിന് താത്കാലികചുമതല നല്‍കാനും തീരുമാനമായി.

        സിഎസ്‌ഐ ബിഷപ്പിനെ തടഞ്ഞുവെച്ചു


മുന്‍ ഭരണസമിതികള്‍ നിര്‍മാണ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളിലടക്കം നിരവധി അഴിമതികള്‍ നടത്തിയതായി ഉപരോധക്കാര്‍ ആരോപിച്ചു. ക്ലാര്‍ജി സെക്രട്ടറി പി.കെ മാമന്‍, ലെ സെക്രട്ടറി ജയപാല്‍ സാമുവല്‍, എക്‌സിക്യൂട്ടീവ്-വര്‍ക്കിങ് കമ്മിറ്റി അംഗങ്ങള്‍ എന്നിവരുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തിലാണ് ഉപരോധം നടക്കുന്നത്. മൂന്നാര്‍ മുതല്‍ പയ്യന്നൂര്‍ വരെയാണ് ഇടവകയുടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തന മേഖല.




Deshabhimani Daily


 



We are living in a democratic country.
The Governments and all other Institutions are
working for the welfare of the people.We have
a beautiful constitution by name Constitution
of India.We the CSI North Kerala Diocese also have our own constitution. All the members including the Chairman of the Diocese are bound to obey the constitution.No other alternative.
All the elected bodies must function as per the norms written in the constitution.Any common member violates the provisions of the constitution is a crime and causes damage to the whole community. 
As you know very well our respected Bishop Dr.Kuruvila keeps violating the constitution as his most favorite hobby.You should not question it because he thinks that he stands above the 'Constitution Of India'.His close allies also propagating the same message and the poor people started believing that 'He is the STATE'. Because of this thought lot of common members were deprived of their basic rights and  privileges and all the 
burning issues commenced.
By the sweat and blood of the people a God fearing,people friendly Executive committee was elected and they started functioning.But this autocrat has been trying to dismantle this elected body and making hurdles when implementing the decisions.
The last executive committee held on 8.12.2011 had taken number of people friendly decisions.Since the bishop is afraid of so many things, those decisions were so irritating for him.
Lot of irregularities were caught 'black and white'by the committee. 
So he just decided to prolong the implementation part.
We came to understand that on 13 th August 2011 the officers met the bishop and requested him to accept the draft  of the minutes of the executive committee.(There is a system exists in the diocese that the officers use to get the concurrence of the bishop before sending the draft copies of the minutes to all other exe.committee members).He refused to accept the decisions of the committee in which he too participated.The bishop was trying to leave for Unites States on 14.12.2011 by 2.30 pm.
Suddenly the people came to know about the 'Over Smartness' of the erred bishop and from various places people rushed  into shoranur and made a blockade to the bishop's house and started resisting.It was about 5 pm.By around 7.30 pm number of executive committee members went the bishop's house and
requested him to open the door for a peaceful discussion.He opened the door and shouted,abused the elected members like a 
'JAMINDHAR'-LANDLORD.


 A petition was lodged in the police station against the bishop for abusing the people's representatives.The poor policemen who came to inquire about the incident were also abused by the bishop.He shouted at the policemen.More people reached from different churches by this time.Finally he was compelled to sign on few cheques including Malabar Christian College's.He was purposefully holding this cheque for no reasons but for his igo.The college authorities borrowed money from its well wishers and spent for NAAC accreditation.So pathetic!!
Apart from this he just revoked the order given to Rev.Immanuel Dosan,christ church munnar instructing him to releave the chairmanship and handover the charges to Rev.Jacob Jebharaj(This was a decision taken by the exe.committee but the bishop revoked it in the next day itself as his own).The people came from Munnar were more agitated.

Again the police came and requested the striking believers to wait till the higher police official comes and find out a solution.
In the morning the number of people crossed one hundred.
People conducted a rally to bishop's office  shouted slogans and staged dharna in front of the house.Medias and channels were present.The removed school manager Mr.C.M.Babu and 
Rev.Trever Jyothish(the only one vicar still supports the bishop!!) were very well present inside his house to 
advise the bishop how to tackle the situation by using tears and sympathy factor.Only six people came there to talk for the bishop including Mr.Jacob Mathew(fort cochin) but their voice gone to 'AIR' when police came.


It was heard that the police summoned the bishop to the police office.But by 11.30 am the DySP of Police accompanied by the CI, sub inspectors reached diocesan office premises and they
met the bishop at his house.The bishop.Police and the diocesan
officers had a long discussion.The bishop was compelled to go as per the 'Constitution of our Church' and appropriate decisions were made.He was permitted by the people to leave for United
States. 


we are so ashamed to report this matter.Because it is not good for our literate Kerala that the intervention of a police officer 
to streamline the administration of a Church and teach the Head of the Church what 'Democracy' is !!!!
This is a  peculiar and serious matter.Nobody can digest this.
So immediate intervention of the Synod is required.
Next time the situation may change and the leaders will be in a pathetic condition because they can not control the force of the people.






Issued in the public interest of the people of  CSI North Kerala Diocese.  csipass workers.puthiyara.  
   
  



3 comments:

ebby said...

Yesterday I slept peacefully.This was a much awaited action.Thank you fen achen and laity leaders.
I was not available in kerala.sorry I missed it.

Anonymous said...

I think you have to take the issues to the people and educate them about the attrocities done by the Bishop.The Bishop is living in a fools paradise.He is not learning from his lessons.Every human being will sit and think when one has to face frequent setbacks.The Bishop should sit back and think what is his contribution to this diocese since he took charge.If he has some commitment he has to move hand in glove with the new leadership and try and do something useful to this diocese rather than trying to settle scores with them on the directions from the people who were miserably thrown out during the last elections.The Bishop has very little time left for his retirement.

jacobreginald said...

Woe to Bp. K.P. Kuruvilla!!! He is doing great injustice for the whole people of the diocese. I believe, never in the history of the CSI, a Bishop had behaved like this with an elected executive committee. He is undermining the democratically elected committees. He cannot escape the wrath of God. The powers of the other officers of the diocese should be clearly defined and the Bishop should not encroach their powers. It is most unfortunate, a Bishop does not handover the charge of the diocese to one of the officers of the diocese. The constitution should be appropriately amended expeditiously and get the approval of the diocesan council. The powers of the Bishops should be curtailed otherwise there would not be democracy in our churches. In the matter of Rev. Immanuel Dhason, once again the diocese has faulted by not applying the principle of natural justice while taking any action.