Jammu: A peace march was taken out in the main markets of Jammu city on Monday evening by different political parties and social organisations, who appealed people to maintain peace and religious harmony.
Prominent leaders of different political parties including Congress, NC, PDP, CPIM, CPI, and IDP and other social organisations took the peace march under the banner of All parties United Morcha led by veteran leader Ex-MP Sheikh Abdul Rehman.
The march started from Parade Ground and passed through Moti Bazaar, Raj Tilak Road, Purani Mandi, City Chowk, Raghunath Bazaar and culminated at Raghunath Mandir Chowk.
Spreading the message of religious brotherhood, the marchers raised slogans and denounced communalism and fundamentalism in any form and asked government to check such forces with firm hands.
Several speakers said the Indian nation faces a world wide backlash on blasphemous remarks by one of BJP spokesperson on Prophet Muhammad (SAW) which was fuelled by a section of media ” and systematic atrocities on minorities, since 2014 by the BJP led government in India.
Now, the Muslim of all other countries in the world besides a spontaneous rise up by Indian Muslims and moderate rational Hindu majority is against communal divide.