Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: On the call of the Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market (Regd.) Jammu Traders in large numbers took out Mashaal Rally (candle march) from Federation office to Bikram Chowk to pay tributes to the Bank Guard Sanjay Sharma who was killed by Militants in Pulwama on Sunday. Traders while passing through main road ware house raised slogans against Pakistan and the anti-national forces who Killed Sanjay Sharma on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Deepak Gupta, President Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market (Regd.) strongly condemned Pakistan for carrying on the policy of enmity against India and harboring terrorists on its soil and using them to threaten life of the people & security forces in JKUT. He demanded that the UT administration should immediately identify the cowardly terrorists so that they are brought to justice. He demanded that law and enforcing agencies should also conduct a security review to ensure foolproof security of Kashmiri Hindus staying in Kashmir Valley. "We strongly condemn the killing of innocent people by the armed terrorists in Pulwama. The selective killings of minority community people in Kashmir are aimed at disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir. We appeal to the Lieutenant Governor Sh. Manoj Sinha that security agencies should be given free hand to neutralize all terrorists involved in such killings,” Mr. Gupta said. “Terrorists and their sympathizers have been bleeding Jammu and Kashmir at the behest of Pakistan from whom they are taking money and their hand is behind the killing of innocent people belonging to the minority community,” he said. While seeking an immediate end to the senseless killing of innocent people, the Trade leader said there was an urgent need to review the security arrangements for the minority community in Kashmir and provide them safety and security. Among those who were present in the Candle March were Munish Mahajan, Sr. Vc. President, Abhimanyu Gupta, Vc. President, Sham Lal Langer, General Secretary, Vishal Gupta, Secretary and Amit Gupta, Cashier of the Federation, Yashpal Gupta, President Retailers Federation, Ankush Mahajan, President Bawe Market, Rajesh Bagotra, President Sugar Association, Harish Gupta, Keshav Pal, Ankush Gupta, Ashwani Gupta, Rajeev Gupta, Vishal Bharti, Gaurav Gupta, Rahul Gupta, Robin Gupta, Vivek Gupta, Sonu Gupta, Rahil Gupta and Raghav Gupta. |