BANGALORE: The newly-appointed vice chairperson of the National Minorities Commission, Dr H T Sangliana on Saturday reassured archbishop Dr Bernard Moras vis-a-vis the safety of church bodies and the minority community.He headed straight to the Archbishops’ House in Bangalore after his return from New Delhi, to seek the prelate’s blessings.Archbishop Dr Bernard Moras congratulated Dr Sangliana, saying “There are subtle attempts to demonise the community, level false allegations against the church and its personnel and cause fear and threat to the community.We wish these issues are taken up at the Commission.” Sangliana told the archbishop, “Keep me constantly informed of any kind of direct or indirect threat or harassment to the community.I will not compromise on any injustice done to the community. All minorities in this country should enjoy their constitutional rights.” The archbishop told Dr Sangliana about a letter addressed to the PRO of the Bangalore Archdiocese Fr Adolf Washington, from the State Minorities Commission, questioning, “Why is the government asking us some questions of which they have the answers themselves?” The query came up in the legislature from an MLA from Puttur seeking three years of financial records of all churches in Karnataka: the revenue the churches have paid to the state government and the financial assistance the state’s churches have received from the state.“It is an open truth that the churches have not received any assistance from the government. When you receive such queries, please mark a copy to me and keep me informed,” Dr Sangliana told the archbishop.The archbishop also complained of facing harassment from the police. Dr Sangliana said he would make sure that the police personnel do not issue prohibitive orders that interfere with the churches.