Mendhar: MLA Mendhar and senior National Conference (NC) leader Javed Rana appealed Governor Satya Paul Malik to order a probe into how a “conference on communal lines” was organized in Jammu where hate speeches were given against Muslim community.
“It is very unfortunate and condemnable that a conference was held by the right wing organization namely IKKJUTH Jammu in which one community was targeted openly to divide society on the bases of religion and region,” said Javed Rana while expressing serious concern over the attempt to divide society.
Rana said that with organization of communally charged conference in Jammu has taken away faith of people on the administration and police department which remained mute spectators.
He said that administration allowed such a communal conference in Jammu which has openly spread venom against a community and termed Muslim colonies as threat to Dogras.
As there was no action from the police against the hate mongers, Rana said, it seems civil administration is in hands in glove with the organizers of the conference i.e. IKKJUTH Jammu.
“Those who were not the part and parcel of Jammu and Kashmir spit venom against the people of the State, during the conference,” he said, adding “Fear is being created among the people to gain political mileage.”
He said that Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir regions are one State. “There may be different aspirations, but we are not against each other on communal lines,” he added, while asserting that people of Jammu have welcomed all the displaced persons or refugees suffered during peak of militancy and now, “a situation is being created to divide secular society on communal lines.”
He said that “Jammu remained a face of communal harmony not only in State, but entire country. After the killing of Parihar brothers in Kishtwar, Jammu had showed communal harmony despite repeated attempts to create mistrust among the people of different faiths.”
“It is a slap on those communal elements who wanted to create a divide. Jammu people have always remained united irrespective of their religious identity,” he said, while expressing hope.
He appealed the Jammuities to boycott such elements, who are provoking people, and promoting communal hatred against each other.
