Irked over Muzaffarnagar communal violence and alleging political party's role in it, the Hindu and Muslim religious heads plans to carry out rally across the state to spread message of peace and brotherhood.
This announcement was made in a joint press conference of President of Ayodhya’s Shri Ram Janam Bhoomi Mandir Nirman Nyas, Mahant Janmajay Sharan Ji Maharaj and Chairman of World Sufi Council (Ajmer), Sufi Syed Mohd Jilani Qattal at UP Press club on Monday.
Mahant Janmajay said they will appeal to the mass not to vote for those political parties that exploit religion and promote extremism in its garb. The announcement of the dates for Yatra will be announced soon. "It will be less as much as we will condemn violence taken place in Muzaffarnagar. The political parties were solely responsible for the same. Its the Sufi-Sants who had been preaching people about peace, integrity, and brotherhood," he added.
He said it has been disappointed Sufis-Sants a lot as despite their efforts of maintaining peace and unity amongst the people and the country which has Ganga-Jamuni culture had seen many riots. Number of innocent people lost their lives. "Families lost their loved ones and poor man's body lying on road. Even on these situations the political parties are calculating their vote bank. Will there be any end to the massacre of people in the name of politicsIJ" he added.
Sufi Syed Mohd Jilani Qattyal said no religion teaches hatred, murder, blood-letting or devastation, on the contrary it teaches mutual affection, brotherhood and well-wishing. "The same is our mission 'Sufi-Sant Yatra' will go to all corners of the state to spread the message of peace," he added.
While slamming political parties, Qattayal said why they want to attain power through bloodshed of innocent peopleIJ Will there be any end to such heinous actsIJ When riots takes place, neither there will be a loss of political leaders not their parties. It will be common people who will face the aftermath.
"The government should personally take care of the people living in relief camps and should control those too. If anyone spread rumours in western parts of the state, stern action should be taken against them. The government should work like a government," he demanded to state government.