SRINAGAR: Majli-e-Tahafuze Iman, a conglomerate of leading Muslim Ulema of Valley, today appealed Muslims to remain united and scuttle plans of ‘enemies to divert attention from Ramban incident by flaring up sectarian discord’.
Majlis held an emergency session at Budgam with Aga Syed Hassan in chair as Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was not allowed to move out of his residence for the meeting, a Majlis spokesman said.
Representatives of Anjumane Himayate Islam, jamiat-e-Ahli Hadees, Jamat-e-Islami besides Anjuman-e Sharie Shiayan took part in the meeting.
Maulana Abbas Ansari too could not attend due to prevailing sitauation, the spokesman said.
A scuffle between two truck drivers over fare in Sebdan village of Budgam in central Kashmir has flared up into sectarian violence two days back. Unidentified people, during night, set on fire three vehicles of a community. In retaliation, the members of the community attacked the houses of the other side.
On Sunday Majlis led a delegation to the affected vilalges of Nasrullahpur, Dafpur and Sebdan to calm the tempers.
However reports said unidentified people again resorted to arson Sunday night flaring up fresh tensions.
Earlier Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani termed it an attempt to divert attention from the Gool killings and urged the people to maintain peace.
“Though this (violence) started from the personal rift between two people, the enemy agencies are trying to give it a colour of sectarian conflict to divert from Gool incident,” Geelani said a video message released on Facebook. “People should immediately stop attacks on each other and maintain brotherhood at all costs”.
Geelani said a Hurriyat team had been sent to the affected village to broker peace between the two communities. He said if police are sincere, they should lift the security around his house and allow him to visit the affected area.
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