E/CN.4/1991/56 page 94 Finally, it has been reported that Pat Munday, one of the Ananda Marga activists, has been in solitary confinement for over six weeks." 65. On 17 December 1990, the Government of India sent its comments to the Special Rapporteur regarding the above-mentioned information: "(...) The allegations were transmitted to the concerned authorities in India who have pointed out that they present a distorted picture of the whole situations. They have also pointed out that far from there being any harassment or intimidation of the Ananda Marg community and their sympathizers, the latter have, in fact been indulging in various acts of violence in different parts of the State of West Bengal. The Government of India has received reports regarding forcible land grabbing by the followers of the Ananda Marg in and around Anand Nagar, District Purulia of West Bengal. This has given rise to resentment among the local people which has sometimes led to open clashes. Moreover, recently a patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) had intercepted two Ananda Margis near the Indo-Pakistan border in Amritsar district of Punjab; a number of illegal arms and ammunitions were recovered from them. The interrogation of these two Ananda Margis revealed that weapons were being procured by their sect in such numbers to perpetrate killings of members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Subsequent to these developments, the Home Minister of India made a suomoto statement in the Lok Sabha, i.e. the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, on 18 April 1990 regarding the activities of the Ananda Marg. ... there has not been any sort of religious discrimination against the members of the Ananda Marg community and their sympathizers, and (...) the allegations in this regard are totally unfounded. ... far from there being any violation of human rights of the followers of Ananda Marg, they themselves have been indulging in subversive and unlawful activities. Activities of Ananda Marg The Ananda MargB under the garb of religion, has been known not only for its violence and terrorism, but also for its sinister chauvinism which is evident in its activities through its frontal organizations, like Amra Bangali. The activities of the Ananda Marg are shrouded in secrecy, mystery and intrigue. They have acquired land comprising hundreds of acres in the Purulia district through reportedly dubious means in many cases. This has generated a deep-rooted local resentment over many years which has cut across political belief, caste, creed and religion. It is well known that the Ananda Marg is a pseudo-religious and secretive organization, which has very often used methods based on terrorism to further its objectives. The Ananda Margis and their frontal organizations have been engaged in various acts of violence in different parts of the State. ... Their violent activities have become even more frequent and pronounced since 1979-1980. The terrorist activities of Ananda Margis are further proved by recovery of sophisticated weapons from the premises of Ananda Margis in Purulia on 5 March 1989. ... With the recovery of fire-arms from Ananda Marg building at Bansgarh the Purulia District Police came to know that the Ananda Margis concealed more unauthorized arms within their Anandanagar Ashram, Baglata, Police Station Jaipur. To recover these arms a massive raid wass conducted in