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October  1, 2008
by Newsdesk/IANS

 

Thaindian.com wishes the readers Eid Mubarak!Eid Mubarak

Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, praying for “peace and communal brotherhood”, in the backdrop of the recent Amarnath land row that has threatened to polarise Hindus and Muslims in the state.A large gathering led by Mufti Sadal Hassan Kazmi offered prayers at the Jammu Eidgah.

After the prayers, the Mufti said: “The region has undergone a lot of communal, regional and social turmoil during recent protests and counter protests in the state. We must all get together and work to undo the effects of that and pray for peace and amity.”


Ashraf Katoch, a member of the congregation, said: “We prayed for peace, communal harmony and brotherhood all around. The recent attempts to create regional and communal divide in the state must be forgotten as a nightmare. We must all walk hand in hand”.

Many Hindu waited outside the Eidgah to greet their Muslim friends after the prayers.

Devinder Singh Rana, a businessman, said: “We have joined our brothers in prayers for peace and tranquility. Some elements did attempt to create fissures in the communal and regional harmony of the state for sake of petty interests but the need is to isolate these people and look ahead positively.”


Administrative and police officials were also present at the Eidgah to extend their greetings on the occasion.

The festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm and gusto across the region amidst tight security to prevent any untoward incident.

In Poonch district, the civil administration and army exchanged sweets and greetings with Pakistani counterparts at Chakan da Bagh on the Line of Control (LoC).

Over the past couple of months, Jammu and Kashmir has seen turmoil over the transfer of land to the Amarnath shrine board and its subsequent cancellation. The shrine is dedicated to Hindu god Shiva.

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Brothers in Arms.

Three cheers to SA RE GA MA.We sing to the same tunes

I must congratulate Sriman Zardari ji for making clear that India and Pakistan are not enemies. India and Pakistan were and will remain kith and kin. Terrorism is to be fought together from Kashmir to Karachi. When some one dies our familes feel the same pain and cry with same tears. The differences are total creation of foreign forces for personal gains who sell us armaments,nuclear,fighter aircrafts etc for their immediate unchallenged phoenominal profits. We speak same language, eat same food,intermarriage,same culture and same thought process. Threat to each other is not even in minds of the educated youth.Sa Re Ga Ma TV show being an instant example.We even sing the same tunes. Lets stop this mad race of spending monies over war instead bring up new universaties,exchange tourism,make movies together and celebrate Eid and Deepawali with equal enthusiasm. Sanjay Chaubey Bangkok, Thailand

REGRADS,
Sanjay Chaubey

Posted by Sanjay Chaubey, on 10/07/2008 at 07:18


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