Jamia, JU teachers, Vakil, G H Mir aghast

 Politicians and various organisations have condemned the attack on a CRPF convoy at Lethpora in south Kashmir’ Pulwama district. The attack left more than 45 CRPF men dead.            

Teachers and students from Jamia Millia Islamia took out a peaceful march inside the campus and held a meeting at gate number 7 of the university where a statue of poet Mirza Ghalib stands. 

   

“The Jamia Teachers Association (JTA) sends a strong message of solidarity and condolences to the families of the deceased. JTA condemns and denounces the attack on our security forces, the fellow citizens, in Pulwama. The history of Jamia is full of struggle in the path of nation development since 1920, and we will not leave any stone unturned this time, too, in helping the families who suffered an unbearable loss,” secretary of the association, Majid Jamil, said. 

The university and fraternity of University of Jammu University termed the attack as “cowardly act”.

 The Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA), Jammu University Non-Teaching Employees Union (JUNTEU), Jammu University Officers Welfare Association (JUOWA) and Jammu University Non-Gazetted Employees Union (JUNGEU) stand with every citizen of this nation, particularly with the families of deceased in this hour of grief, they said in a joint statement.   Peoples Conference (PC) senior leader and ex-minister Abdul Gani Vakil strongly condemned the outrageous & dastardly attack on the CRPF convoy. He  appealed the people to maintain peace & communal harmony in the best interests of state & the nation.  “It is imperative to bring the perpetrators of this act of senseless violence to justice. I strongly condemn the attack on the CFPF convoy in Pulwama. My heart goes out to the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the attack and pray for speedy recovery of those injured,” he said. 

In the wake of unfortunate attempts being made by certain elements to communalise Thursday’s attack, Vakil appealed the people and civil society to uphold the spirit of amity and tranquility despite grave provocations to communalise the issue.

 President of Democratic Party (Nationalist) Ghulam Hassan Mir in a statement said that “attack has saddened the whole nation .The incident is of great provocation. At this juncture the nation has to show a great strength and patience. We as a plural society have lived together and have to live together in future also.”

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