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| Kashmiri Pandits condemn burning of Hindu temple in Anantnag by Muslim mob |
| 2010-06-30 |
| Various Kashmiri Pandit organisations have strongly condemned putting on fire the Shivala temple at Janglat Mandi, Anantnag, by frenzied mob today. All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference (ASKPC) general secretary, H L Chatta, while condemning the act has demanded security to all Hindu religious places, shrines and minority Pandits in the Valley. The attack has also been strongly condemned by Kashmiri Pandit Conference, chief, Kundan Kashmiri. He said this act has exposed the Kashmiris designs as it was aimed at sabotaging the Amarnath yatra beginning from tomorrow. Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch, All Party Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC) and United Kashmiriyat Forum have also strongly condemned the burning of the temple at Anantnag township today. The presidents of the three organizations B L Bhat, Vinod Pandita and Bharat Raina respectively demanded immediate protection to all Hindu shrines in the Valley as also to left over properties of Hindu minorities inValley. Mr Padita said as the situation is deteriorating day be day in Kashmir all the Hindu minorities from villages be shifted to safer places in the towns and Srinagar city. He said on the one hand the Government claims that situation has returned to normalcy in Valley and it has appointed migrant youth on various posts in Valley whiler on the other those Pandits who are already serving in theValley were feeling totally scared. |
| Posted by:john frum |