Mosques in Kashmir air the message of bondage with minority communities

Srinagar: Kashmir witnessed a series of targeted attacks on members of the minority communities over the last week. It almost put the minority community in the valley in fear. The days went through in tense.

But an attempt to ease out the situation reported The Indian Express, some mosques in the Valley aired messages of peace and solidarity with the minority communities.

This is said to have created a sense of relief in Hindus living in Kashmir in a situation when four people were killed by extremists, prompting them to hope for other mosques would send out the message.

Sanjay Tickoo, president of the Kashmir Pandits Sangarsh Samiti was quoted by TIE as said that the message from mosques created a reassurance in the hearts of Hindus in the valley and the importance of bondage between communities, which is commendable.

Tickoo also reached out to all masjid committees in Kashmir Valley with a humble request to spare some time after Friday prayers to make people understand the value of importance of Kashmiri society, with respect to social and moral security of the minorities.

In the last Friday, two mosques in Srinagar Old City asked the worshippers to stand by the minority community and ensure that they feel confident of their support, prompting other mosques to follow.

On October 5, a prominent Kashmiri businessman, M L Bindroo, and a street vendor from Bihar, Virendar Paswan, were killed in separate attacks. Two days later, Supinder Kour, a Sikh principal of a government higher secondary school, and her colleague Deepak Chand, a resident of Jammu, were killed inside their school in Srinagar.