Falun Dafa in actuality is trained over 114 countries around the globe. But it is unfortunate that in China, where Falun Dafa had its origins, it is being persecuted since 20th July 1999, which continues to this day. Falun Dafa practitioners around the world treat this day as “Protest Day” by holding peaceful demonstrations, rallies and candlelight vigils thereby making people aware about brutal persecution going on in China.
On this occasion, Falun Dafa Practitioners in India also organized events in various cities to raise awareness about 20 years of ongoing persecution of its practitioners in China. Mumbai and Pune practitioners organized meditation and candlelight vigil at Bandra Bandstand in Mumbai, which is a famous seaside promenade frequented by locals and tourists. People were pleasantly surprised to see practitioners in beautiful formation doing Falun Dafa meditation on a rainy day. Paper lotus flowers arranged on wet floor were looking as if floating on air. People accepted information leaflets about persecution being faced by Falun Dafa practitioners in China. Many people expressed how such a good practice could be persecuted by any country?
In Bangalore, a peaceful candlelight vigil event was organized to remember Falun Dafa practitioners who lost their lives in brutal persecution in China. The event was organized at Freedom park, formerly the Central Jail, located in Central Business District of Bangalore. Many people stopped their vehicles at take flyers and were moved after knowing about persecution.
In Nagpur, the study session was organised by local practitioners on Falun Dafa in the afternoon and took part in meditation and later in the evening they attended candlelight vigil at Laghuwetan Colony near Indora Square. The practitioners informed a large number of people about ongoing persecution in China. In Coimbatore, local practitioners participated in annual book fair to inform about practice and exercises. They also used this opportunity to inform people about persecution in China.
Falun Dafa – Persecution in China
Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) is an ancient spiritual practice introduced to public in 1992 by Mr. Li Hongzhi in China. Falun Dafa and its founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, have been awarded with over 3000 awards and proclamations worldwide. Mr. Li Hongzhi has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Award for Independent Thoughts.
Due to its tremendous health benefits and spiritual teachings, Falun Gong became so popular in China that by 1999, about 7 to 10 Crore people started practicing it. The membership of the Chinese Communist Party was 6 Crores at that time. The then Chinese President Jiang Zemin considered Falun Gong a threat to his sovereignty and despite its peaceful nature, banned it on July 20, 1999.
For the last 20 years, Falun Gong practitioners are facing torture, murder, brainwash, imprisonment, rape, forced labour, propaganda, condemnation, looting, and economic deprivation in China. The torture is vast and the number of circumstances recorded by human rights organizations is in thousands.
Why it is relevant to India?
The relationship between India and China has been tense for some time now. To bully India, China has been using Masood Azhar subject, Arunachal Pradesh, Doklam debate etc. But China itself is standing on crossroads today. One side Chinese Communist Party, whose antiquity is full of lying, deceitful, cheating and scams. On the other side, the expressions of democracy and secularism are growing.
Ideology and policies of the Chinese Communist Party contradict everything that represents an ancient culture and modern democracy like India. China has a lot to learn from India. India should condemn human rights abuses in China. India wants to have a conclusive role in termination of illegal human organ collecting in China. This thinking and stance can give India the status of a world leader.
