Tension in Rajouri over burning of ISIS flag

[ranjeet]

RAJOURI, July 20: Members of majority community in Rajouri today threatened to observe bandh on Tuesday if the police do not arrest the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists for burning of alleged ISIS flag, with ‘Kalima Tayyaba’ from holy Quran written on it on Eid day.

Clarifying that it had no intention to hurt the sentiments of any community, the VHP on the other hand asked the protestors to demonstrate against ISIS for writing a ‘Kalma’ on its flag. “We had only burnt the ISIS flag and we did not know as to what in Persian was written on it,’’ said the state VHP patron Dr Ramakant Dubey and provincial president Leela Karan Sharma.

Led by Khateeb of the local Jama Masjid, Ghulam Rasool, members of the majority community under the banner of Muslim Welfare Association and Tehri-e-Ghulama-nae-Mustafa took out a procession to Gujjar Mandi Chowk demanding arrest of people who first wrote the ‘Kalima’ on the flag and then burnt it.

Giving the local police time till evening for registration of a case and arrest of the culprits, local leaders of majority community clarified that they had no objection to the burning of ISIS flag, but for writing of ‘Kalima Tayyaba’ on it by hand. Both these organizations had on Sunday also taken out a procession in the town giving police time till Monday noon for apprehension of the accused.

As tension mounted in the town, which had always been prone to communal tension at the slightest provocation, the district administration has deployed police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel in strength at vulnerable places. The police have raised nakas at various places to check vehicles.

DIG for Rajouri-Poonch, AK Atri said that the administration was trying to defuse tension by holding meetings with leaders of both the communities. “We are working on two-three options to ensure peace in the town,’’ he added.

Last time in 2012, communal clashes had taken place in the town following hate speech by VHP leader Praveen Togadia forcing the administration to impose curfew in the town for several days. Since then, Togadia was not allowed to enter the state until BJP came to power in coalition with PDP in March this year.


Tension in Rajouri over burning of ISIS flag by VHP, Bajrang Dal - Kashmir Times

@magudi @JanjaWeed @Star Wars @doppelganger @SrNair

 

[farhan_9909]

Mujhe mera aik dost bata raha tha k general knowledge k liye seekh le,maine kaha kia wo bola

Hindu wo log hai jo dusre ko khush krne k liye apne hi paon parr kulhari maar dete hai

Ye thread parr kr mujhe kafi sach lag rahi hai uski baat

 

[Star Wars]

Burning ISIS flag is against secular principles

 

[acid rain]

What a sorry @S's bunch. No protest against isis for writing kalima on their flag? One cannot even peacefully burn terrorists flag?...these sorry lot will protest if a isis killed is named Mohammed most likely.

 

[lightoftruth]

If hurting terrorist symbols hurts your religious sentiments ,question your religion.

 

[Azizam]

And we are told that "ISIS doesn't represent Muslims".

 

[ranjeet]

Kashmiris have turned to ISIS ideology completely. It's about time local and central authorities take this issue more seriously.

 

[Jaanbaz]

Blame ISIS for using verses from Quran, the ISIS's flag represent nothing but mass murder, rape and plunder if some Muslims think that burning the flag is offensive but what about their crimes? Most Non Muslims and Muslims too see the ISIS flag as a flag of a terrorist organisation, maybe Muslims should protest against ISIS for using the verses of Quran on their flag.

 

[CIS-TRANS]

Hindus , You just have burnt Kalima Shahadah which mean to Muslims a lot, It would have been better if you just have burnt ISIS written on flag instead of original, You have just provoked Muslim community. Even Iraq army and other forces that are directly confronting ISIS won't do that, and i'm sure these Hindu extremist were clear about what they are actually doing.

Blame ISIS for using verses from Quran, the ISIS's flag represent nothing but mass murder, rape and plunder if some Muslims think that burning the flag is offensive but what about their crimes? Most Non Muslims and Muslims too see the ISIS flag as a flag of a terrorist organisation, maybe Muslims should protest against ISIS for using the verses of Quran on their flag.

Don't misguide them after all its india that could suffer from possible religious backlash.

 

[utraash]

Good they showing their true cult..... None protested against isis when such kalma or talma was written on its flag , suddenly when loons of vhp burnt the flag they feel agigtated...... Green hypocrisy at its best....

 

[ranjeet]

Hindus , You just have burnt Kalima Shahadah which mean to Muslims a lot, It would have been better if you just have burnt ISIS written on flag instead of original, You have just provoked Muslim community. Even Iraq army and other forces that are directly confronting ISIS won't do that, and i'm sure these Hindu extremist were clear about what they are actually doing.

It's not our fault if you can't stop ISIS from abusing your religion.

 

[Mike_Brando]

Well if they write holy Quranic verses on their flags that's their fault.We'll continue to burn the ISIS flags as long as they will be openly displayed in parts of Kashmir.We just simply don't give a damn whether a "Kalima Tayeeba" or for that matter the entire Quran is written on the flag,we'll burn it nevertheless.If you want to show your respect to your religion then you shouldn't try to write the holy Quranic verses on the flags of terrorist organizations or else the result will be the same.

 

[acid rain]

These sorry ×S's protesting leaders must be extradited to their sorry *** cousins territory in Iraq and Syria. .go and protest there ****

 

[utraash]

the ISIS's flag represent nothing but mass murder, rape and plunder if some Muslims think that burning the flag is offensive but what about their crimes?

History is full of such heinous crimes which has got veiled legitimacy......[/QUOTE]

 

[Mike_Brando]

Hindus , You just have burnt Kalima Shahadah which mean to Muslims a lot, It would have been better if you just have burnt ISIS written on flag instead of original, You have just provoked Muslim community. Even Iraq army and other forces that are directly confronting ISIS won't do that, and i'm sure these Hindu extremist were clear about what they are actually doing.


Don't misguide them after all its india that could suffer from possible religious backlash.

Lol,we just did that and will do it again if we witness any further display of the ISIS flag in the valley.It's upto the local populace to decide whether they want to show respect to their holy book by rejecting ISIS and it's symbolic flag or else every time we witness an ISIS flag on display in Kashmir we'll continue to burn one ISIS flag in retaliation.Got it,my Muslim friend!!