Condemns communal clashes, appeals for brotherhood
SRINAGAR: Demanding the disbanding of Village Defense Committees (VDC) Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said that VDCs are the root cause for communal disharmony in the State. He condemned the Kistwar incident and appealed people to maintain historic brotherhood.
We strongly condemn the communal clashes and demand impartial probe to nab and punish those involved in such anti social and religious activities, Mirwaiz told KNS over phone on Saturday.
He said that information received reveals that VDC members are behind the communal clashes. VDC members have been found indulged in criminal activities in past. They are the rot cause for communal disharmony and we demand immediate disbanding of it, said Mirwaiz.
Expressing sympathy with affected families, he said: I appeal people to maintain historical brotherhood and defeat the nefarious designs of the miscreants.
Other separatist while condemning the incident have also castigated VDC and demanded its permanent disbanding and appealed people to maintain communal harmony.