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| Attack on minority community at Kishtwar widely condemned | | | Early Times Reporter
Udhampur | Aug 13
Various organizations have expressed grave concern over the attack on minority community in Kishtwar yesterday and demanded judicial probe into the incident which led to communal flare up there.
Coming down heavily upon District administration, particularly SSP Mughal Kishtwar, Sangersh Samiti Convenor Vikram Slathia has demanded action against those officials who remained mute spectators throughout day and delayed deployment of Army in the area despite having early inputs that communal tension may flare up. He also demanded compensation to minority community members whose property has been looted and set ablaze by majority community members.
Indian Democratic Human Rights Organization NGO, Sarita Devi terming it as sad and unfortunate has accused the State Government of not being able to provide security to minorities there. The Government remained a mute spectator of the entire incident at Kishtwar in which many shops and houses of a particular community were set ablaze by unruly mobs. She also demanded action against SSP Kishtawr, who she said, was responsible for attack on minority and termed it conspiracy against to spread communal riots in the state and demanded reshuffle of SSP and DC.
BJP State Secretary Pawan Khajuria showing concern over incident demanded fool proof security for minority living in the area, besides a probe in the incident in which members of particular community were targeted in presence of administration and police. He said that attack has exposed leaders of majority community who deliver high speeches of secularism.
Ex MLA Udhampur Balwant Singh Mankotia has also condemned the attack on particular community and criticized administration’s role in the entire episode. He said that Government has failed to provide security to minorities living in the area and demanded transfer of SSP and the Deputy Commissioner who, he alleged, failed to tackle the situation timely. He also demanded compensation for those whose property was damaged in the attack.
Meanwhile Shiv Sena, VHP, RSS and various other organizations including the Bar Association has condemned attack on minorities at Kishtwar. |
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