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| Jammu, Kashmir Chambers condemn attack on Kashmiris at Udhampur | | Vouch for communal amity, brotherhood among people of state | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 12: Business chambers of Jammu & Kashmir today condemned the attack carried out on three persons who were travelling in a truck from Jammu to Srinagar at Udhampur and termed it as an attack to create a wedge among the people of two regions of the state.
Addressing a joint press conference, President Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), Rakesh Gupta said that the attack was carried at the behest of some agencies who don't want the people of Jammu and Kashmir to come close to each other.
President Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I), Mushtaq Ahmad Wani said that some unscrupulous elements want to damage the amity existing between the people of the two regions of the state.
"It is important that the people of Jammu and Kashmir regions co-exist. However, at the same time there are some external agencies who want to divide the people of the two regions of the state. Same external agencies are responsible for the attack carried on three persons at Udhampur some days back," said Gupta.
The JCCI President said that business community as a whole condemns the attack and same holds true with the Jammu chamber along with the other businessmen of the Jammu region. He said that such attacks would lead to a negative impact on the overall situation in the state more so on the business interests of people of the two regions.
"It is imperative that we respect each other's point of view and there is no religion or faith that encourages violence. We demand stern action against the people who carried out the attack and also against those who are behind the attack. The whereabouts of the people who carried out attack should be made public so that people come to know about them," said Gupta.
The JCCI President expressed happiness that some action has already been taken in the case with some arrests being made by the police. He claimed that Public Safety Act (PSA) has been slapped on the people who carried out the attack. He said the people more so those involved with business and trade should not surrender before the external agencies who don't want cordial business relations between people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"It is important to expose the agencies responsible for the Udhampur attack so that such things are not repeated in future. At the same time it is important that we believe each other since the mistrust would not lead us to anywhere. We have learnt a lot from 2008 situation and as such we will not allow such things to be repeated," said Gupta.
The KCCI President said that the joint press conference has been organized in order to send a message to the people of state that there is no room for extremism in the state. He expressed his gratitude to Gupta and said that businessmen of Jammu have always condemned the violence while vouching for amity and brotherhood. He exuded confidence that the situation would be normal very soon.
Meanwhile, in a separate press conference Kashmir Economic Alliance headed by Mohammad Showkat Chaudhary said that the attack on the Kashmir bound truck is a deep rooted conspiracy to cause economic losses to the Kashmir businessmen. Chaudhary said that the attack has been carried out to sabotage the fruit business industry as the fruits are being sent to the different markets of country these days. |
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