Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 23 (ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami’s former General Secretary Ghulam Qadir Lone, a banned outfit, condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the indiscriminate killing of tourists was done without any religion in mind, and such terrorists just look to disturb the peace of the region.
Condemning the killing of innocent tourists, he told ANI that such attacks should be resisted and protested against.
“The thing is that there is a lot of injustice in the world, this is the rude face, where the people who do not want to fight, just came for seeing the place, it is a shameless act to attack them, it is a crime. However much this (terror attack) is resisted against is less,” he told ANI.
Jamaat-e-Islami was declared an ‘Unlawful Association’ by the Centre in 2019, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterating the policy of zero tolerance against separatism and terrorism. Since the ban, Lone said that they have formed a panel to hold talks with the security agencies and has renounced militancy.
“I was part of Jamaat since 1968, I have been its general secretary. When a ban was put on Jamaat then we had set up a panel to talk with the agencies of India, and we had said that that we are not with the militancy, I am a secretary of that panel,” he said.
Underlining that such attackers don’t have a religion, he said that such people should be punished accordingly and not be associated with.
“We should understand that these people have no religion, it is these people who want to disturb the peace in the region. We should not befriend them, or think that they have a reason for this, there is no reason for this,” he said.
The terrorist attack which took place on Tuesday has sent shock waves across the country, especially within the local community, which has called for a shutdown.
Following the terror attack, security forces have launched search operations on Wednesday to track down the terrorists responsible. Security has been heightened since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets deserted in the usually bustling tourist area. Many organisations have also called for a Jammu bandh following the attack. (ANI)
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