Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD)
July 11, 2017
Press release
IMSD condemns dastardly attack on Amarnath yatris
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly condemns Monday’s dastardly attack on Amarnath pilgrims in south Kashmir that killed seven persons, including five women, and injured 15 others.
We
extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the bereaved. We
also express our solidarity and good wishes with the thousands of
devotees who are still on the pilgrimage and call upon the security
agencies to ensure incident-free progress of the Amarnath yatra
hereafter.
The attack on the Amarnath pilgrims
raises some other disturbing questions in view of the disclosure by the
DG of CRPF that the bus and its passengers had disregarded every single
security advisory. The yatris did not register themselves for the yatra,
the bus was not part of any convoy with security cover and the 7 p.m.
curfew for travel of Amarnath yatris was ignored. As a safety measure,
IMSD demands a thorough probe into such careless disregard of the
security advisory.
The attack on the innocent
pilgrims is as reprehensible as the recent targeting of local Hindus by
Muslim mobs in Baduria village in West Bengal, or the repeated targeting
of Muslims in different parts of the country by Hindutva’s lynch mobs
masquerading as gau rakshaks. The contexts and the methods employed by
the murderers may be different but the motive remains the same: “hurt
religious sentiments” is the pretext; creating communal discord between
Hindus and Muslims is the aim.
IMSD reiterates
its conviction that nothing justifies violence as a means to resolution
of social conflicts. It denounces all perpetrators of mob terror and
bomb terror, irrespective of their religious affiliation.
As
an organisation of Muslims, IMSD In particular condemns such elements
and outfits among Indian Muslims who through their acts of intolerance
and violence provide “justification” to Hindutva’s terror squads for the
growing hatred and violence against the minority community.
For further information contact:
Javed Anand, Convener, Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) www.imsd.in (+919870402556; javedanand[at]gmail.com)
