New Delhi, Aug 01: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president and Member Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah has strongly condemned the heinous killing of a Naib Imam inside a Masjid in Haryana and called on the government to take immediate action and ensure that the situation is brought under control. He made these comments while speaking to media outside the Parliament on Tuesday.
Expressing concern over the communal tensions that have resulted in the loss of lives and damage to the Masjid in Mewat Haryana, Dr Farooq said, “This was not an isolated incident, as the other day, an RPF constable killed three Muslims and his senior on a train. I am completely numb to what has happened. The country cannot progress amidst such incidents.”
On the Haryana communal riots, he said, “The situation could have been averted had the government taken decisive action against the miscreants, who have been campaigning against Friday prayers in Gurugram and other adjoining places in Haryana. It’s the ruling dispensation at Centre and State that is to be blamed for damaging the pluralistic visage of our country.”
Calling for peace, the NC chief said, “I appeal to all the people to maintain peace in the trouble-torn region of the Haryana state. I also urge the concerned state government to bring the perpetrators to book. Strictest action should be taken against those involved in the killing of masjid Imam and burning the masjid building.”
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) has strongly condemned the communal conflagration in the Mewat region of Haryana, starting with Nuh and which has now spread to Gurugram, leading to the death of five persons and incidents of arson. “The state government by its acts of omission and commission is wholly responsible and complicit in the developments,” the party said in a statement.
It added, “On the pretext of holding a Braj Mandal Yatra, the Hindutva forces – Bajrang Dal and Viswa Hindu Parishad unleashed a highly provocative campaign on social media. A notorious individual Monu Manesar named in the lynching of Nasir and Junaid gave an open call to his supporters to join the Yatra. Not heeding the appeal of responsible citizens of Nuh, instead of taking action against him, the state government permitted the Yatra with neither preemptive action nor preparations to prevent untoward incidents.”
“The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) unambiguously condemns this organized attempt with the singular purpose of sharpening communal polarization with an eye on the coming elections,” the party said.
