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United against terror
In the wake of the recent bomb blasts in Jaipur, a Rajasthan conference
against
terrorism resolves to fight this scourge
BY DAUD ABDULLAH
Resolutions
We the people of Rajasthan, present at this "Conference
Against Terrorism: A Solidarity Approach" at the Birla Auditorium, Jaipur
on May 25, 2008, do hereby resolve as under:
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We condemn the ghastly and cowardly act of terror which killed 67 innocent
people and injured more than 277 people on May 13, 2008 in serial blasts
in Jaipur. We mourn the death of all those who were killed in this
barbaric and insane act by enemies of the peace, of humanity and the
country, may they be from within the country or outside, may they be of
any religion or community. We believe that they are traitors of humanity.
We unequivocally criticise and vociferously denounce this senseless
violence.
Ø Our heartfelt condolences and sympathy goes to all the families
who have lost their dear ones and we all stand with them and pray to the
almighty for fast recovery of the injured.
Ø We urge the government to locate the actual culprits and the
conspiring forces, investigate them and bring out their ugly faces in
front of the nation and disclose the identity of all those forces which
are bent upon sowing the seeds of hatred in our age-old traditions of
unity in diversity. The heinous forces should be exposed and punished as
soon as possible. So far there have been hardly any convictions in past
incidents which took place at Mumbai, Malegaon, Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad,
Akshardham in Ahmedabad, the Ajmer dargah, the Gorakhpur temple and many
more. This has given encouragement to terrorists who believe ‘India is a
soft target’. This myth should be broken and the government should
decisively act here and now to eliminate these enemies of humanity from
their hideouts wherever they are. The government should reflect the will
to overpower these terrorists and their organisations and should engage
them in their own backyard.
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Simultaneously, we urge the government to strengthen internal security and
the agencies involved in this work should be made accountable to the
nation. It is very disappointing that just for the sake of showing action,
the police is routinely rounding up Muslim youth in large numbers and
subjecting them to physical and mental torture without any evidence, which
is causing widespread resentment, anger and despair in Muslims, which is
not a good sign for the country and society. It has also become routine to
blame and suspect only the Muslim community and their organisations. If
anyone is responsible, he should be punished severely but simultaneously,
innocents should not be harassed.
Ø We also demand the government stop
harassment and detention of Muslim youth, imams, maulvis and religious
persons under the guise of investigation, without delay; simultaneously,
all detainees against whom no solid evidence has been found should be
released right away.
Ø We request all sections of society i.e. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs,
Buddhists, Jains, Christians, to maintain harmony, mutual trust, and
strengthen the secular fibre of the country and not to cave in to
terrorist threats. The bravery, valour and solidarity shown by people of
the country and the state is praiseworthy and would certainly be
demoralising for the terrorists. ‘United we will win’, this is our firm
belief.
Ø We resolve unanimously to stand united against any terror and
resolve to fight the terrorists till our last breath.
(The Conference Against Terrorism: A Solidarity Approach
was organised by the Rajasthan Muslim Forum, a united platform of leading
Muslim organisations in Rajasthan, and the Peoples’ Movement of India at
the Birla Auditorium in Jaipur on May 25, 2008.) |
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