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| Hindus set example by saving Masjid in Jammu | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | July 2
Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, the Hindu of Jorian village in Akhnoor saved Masjid from a protesting mob, who tried to throw stones on it, here this morning.
Informed sources told News Agency of Kashmir that a group of protesters reached to village Jorian and tried to throw stones on the Masjid, but the local Hindus over powered them and did not allow them to harm the Masjid.
"How we can allow any miscreant to harm this Masjid which has been constructed by our Muslim brothers" Anil Kumar told reporters adding that differences over the government decision could be there but we can not harm each other.
However, the protesting mob left the village and the local Hindus threaten them of serious consequences if they again tried to do any such activity in the village.
A prominent social worker from Jammu Smt Sunita Bangotra has appealed people of the communities to maintain peace and tranquility.
She appreciated the members of Hindu community who set an example of communal harmony by stopping some miscreants from stoning Masjid in Jorian area of Akhnoor.
She said peace lies in communal harmony and those who wanted to gains vote bank should not play politics in the name of religion.
Kishore Kumar a local journalist told NAK that though the Protestants tried to harm the Masjid but the local villagers stopped them.
He said that this was the first time the Hindus are safe guarding the Muslim religious place in the area, adding the efforts of the members of the Hindu community were appreciated by number of the people who later assembled at the place.
The Hindu community members later assured their Muslim brothers of every help in case they are targeted by the miscreants.
How I can forget the people of Kashmir who took me on their shoulder to Amarnath cave two years before, a local Hindu told adding that all these protests and issues are aimed at political gains.
He said that government should also take responsible decisions so that peace can prevail in the region. |
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