Opposition National Conference president and former Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah Sunday termed the petrol bomb attack on the trucker in Udhampur and death of ZahidRasoolBhat as a "shocking reminder
Several mainstream political parties and leaders have condemned the killing of ZahidBhat, who succumbed to his burn injuries in a Delhi hospital today, nine days after goons attacked him with a petrol bomb in Udhampur.
Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader, Nirmal Singh Sunday condemned the attack in Udhampur on Kashmiri trucker and demanded that the perpetrators should not be spared.
The leader from Jammu, the region where the attack took place nine days back, said that "in future we (must) ensure that no such incident occurs".
He appealed for peace and communal harmony in the state in "these testing times."
"Everyone in the country and the state of Jammu and Kashmir is shocked and sad over Zahid’s demise," Singh said.
"This type of action is condemnable and action should be taken against the people who are responsible for such attack," he said.
Meanwhile, Opposition National Conference president and former Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah Sunday termed the petrol bomb attack on the trucker in Udhampur and death of ZahidRasoolBhat as a "shocking reminder of intolerance and frenzy" and said there was no room in the civilised society for those who believe in violence.
He expressed grief over the death of ZahidBhat and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family.
"In a civilized society there is no room for those who believe in violence," Abdullah said in a statement here Sunday.
"The culprits should be identified, arrested and given heinous punishment as per the law so that it serves deterrent for law breakers," he said.
He also made an appeal to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain peace and tranquillity at all costs. Abdullah accused the BJP of "encouraging jingoism” and castigated the coalition government for failing to deal with the situation.
Leader of Opposition in RajyaSabha and ex J&K CM, GhulamNabi Azad has expressed shock over the demise of Zahid.
“I stand in solidarity with the bereaved family in this hour of grief and pray to Almighty to give them courage to withstand this tragic loss,” Azad said.
Calling upon the State Government to take urgent and effective steps to prevent such events in future, Azad said such painful incidents rip apart the social fabric and create fissures which are difficult to bridge.
He further said that such heart rending acts of mob violence widen the gulf between various sections of the society and leave lasting scars of affliction and anguish.
“Time has come to put an end to politics of hate and intolerance in order to regain the place of glory for our state - which has been abode of peace and tolerance for centuries,” said Azad.
Expressing deep shock and grief over the demise of injured truck conductor, JKPCC chief, G A Mir demanded stern action against the killers.
“Merely booking the culprits and slapping PSA on them is not a solution to the problem as the present dispensation led by PDP has miserably failed to stop the reign of communal terror in the state, the fire of which has already engulfed the State and the result is innocent Zahid’s killing,” G A Mir said in a statement.
The PCC chief expressed his condolences to the bereaved family.
Democratic Nationalist Party chief Ghulam Hassan Mir has said that such killings of civilians by violent mobs are strongly condemnable.
“Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed should resign. Sooner, the better for him. He has no right to share power with BJP and RSS that openly promote and nourish politics of hate against Muslims in India and in Jammu and Kashmir,” Mir said.
Meanwhile, NC general secretary and MLA Khanyar, Ali Muhammad Sagar said that it was very unfortunate that a youth from Kashmir was killed by Hindutva elements in Udhampur by attacking him and his associate with petrol bombs.
“Zahid’s murder is similar to that of Dadri lynching when a violent mob martyred him in his house over beef rumour,” Sagar said.
“Hindu parties like BJP, RSS, Bajrang Dal have let their goons to kill Muslims. India, including Kashmir, is ruled by goons and it is with such goons that PDP led by Mufti Sayeed formed an alliance in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Stating that Mufti Muhammad Sayeed must take moral responsibility for the killing of ZahidBhat of Batengo, Anantnag, Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) president Hakim Muhammad Yasin today asked the CM to resign soon.
While strongly condemning the barbaric act, Hakim Yasin in a statement said, “The Chief Minister has failed to protect the citizens of the state and he should take moral responsibly of Zahid’s killing and resign.”
He also asked the government to take strict action against those elements who want to spread communal hatred in the state. “Such elements should be dealt with iron hand so that such incidents are not repeated in the future,” demanded Hakim Yasin, MLA Khansahib.
Peoples Democratic Party general secretary, Rafi Ahmad Mir has expressed deep sorrow over the death of ZahidBhat.
Mir, in a statement today, said: "It's a sad day for humanity that we have lost an innocent youth to the senseless violence. PDP condoles the death of Zahid in strongest terms possible and stands with the family in this hour of grief."
Mir said that “the people of Kashmir are genuinely outraged over this incident but there is a need to maintain harmony and mourn his death peacefully in order to defeat such communal forces.”
He urged the government to bring justice to the family by severely punishing those involved in the case on fast track basis.
MLA Langate, Sheikh Abdul Rashid Sunday asked Prime Minister NarendraModi "to open his eyes" to the "radical forces" who, he said, were proving a serious threat to the humanity in the wake of death of a truck conductor.
The Independent MLA, who had hosted a beef party here two days before the attack on Kashmir-based truck in Udhampur, appealed to civil society and "conscience loving" people to rise to the occasion and sideline the radical fascist forces who are proving a serious threat to humanity.
The MLA also sought compensation on Dadri pattern for the slain conductor’s family, saying there was complete resemblance in both the incidents.
State unit of CPI (M) expressed grief over Zahid's death and said the government should take the incident as a "wake-up call" and bring the culprits to justice.
"The incident must act as an eye opener for the present dispensation that is yet to act against the forces that are hell bent to fragment the society on communal lines," CPI (M) leader and MLA Kulgam, M Y Tarigami said in a statement.
By Great Kashmir news
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