Good Sense Prevailed, People Stayed Away From Yatra
NEW DELHI: Hindu religious scholar and civil society activist Swami Agnivesh Wednesday appealed people of Kashmir not to get carried away by the awful actions of few religious zealots in Chenab Valley and Jammu city and maintain peace at any cost. He expressed happiness that majority people of India restrained themselves from visiting Amarnath Cave this year which according to Agnivesh has become cause for spreading ill will between two communities.
Talking to CNS, Swami Agnivesh said that it was high time that people of Kashmir and Jammu get united and defeat the evil intentions and motives of a fanatic party and its right wing off shoots. Our unity should be an answer to these fanatics who want to divide people on communal lines. Communal parties should be told that people do not support their vicious policies and they should be shown the door, he said.
He reiterated that Hindu fanatics are exploiting the sentiments of people over the name of Amarnath Yatra. It is absolutely a superstition that wishes of people could be fulfilled by visiting Amarnath cave. People are being fooled while the only motive behind the Yatra is to assemble people, spread hatred and divide the two communities, he said.
Agnivesh said that he is happy that so many people have understood the game plan of fanatics and they kept themselves aloof from Yatra. After witnessing so much death and destruction at Kedarnath, we were hoping that Amarnath Yatra would be suspended but pilgrims for petty benefits were encouraged to visit the Himalayan cave which I feel is absolutely childish, he said.
While replying to a question, Agnivesh said that the State government must take the actions of VDCs into account and disband them if people propose so. VDCs according to people are responsible for disharmony and the government must take appropriate steps either to curb their activities or disband them, he said.(CNS)
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