Killing of Hindu goldsmith in Srinagar is not a mere act of terror

Brig Veteran Anil Gupta

The broad daylight murder of a Hindu goldsmith in busy Amirakadal of Srinagar
cannot be brushed aside merely as another act of desperation by the Pakistan
backed terrorists but is a direct assault on the concept of One India One
Nation, stated Brig Veteran Anil Gupta Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party.

In a press release issued here today Brig Gupta has said that apart from gross
human right violation of the minorities in Kashmir the dastardly act of the
terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) is a challenge of the idea of India which
is symbolized by Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava, the tenet of secularism in India.

In India we embrace all religions but it is a matter of concern and shame that
the leaders of self-proclaimed secular parties in Kashmir have once again failed
to condemn Pakistan and its proxy TRF whose self-styled commander Hamza
has openly threatened any Indian National harboring intention of settling in
Kashmir as ‘an agent of RSS’ and would be eliminated. The reason for killing
the Hindu goldsmith is stated to be purchase of a shop by him after obtaining
the domicile certificate which is a clear misrepresentation of facts since the
two are not inter-linked. However, the larger concern of demographic change
highlighted by the terror outfit is same that the Kashmiri leaders have been
using to emotionally exploit the locals by terming all other than the Kashmiri
Muslims as “outsiders”. The killing appears to have been motivated by such
utterances and needs thorough investigation since it is an anti-national act.

The Indian nation can no longer afford the third division on the basis of religion
and succumb to the pressure groups in Kashmir promoting exclusivist-
supremacist doctrine of “only my way is the right way” and those who do not
subscribe to “my way” are not deserving to live here asserted Brig Gupta. The
killing is a warning to those original inhabitants of the Valley who want to
return to their homeland but also to those who may be wanting to settle here
post abrogation of 370/35A. It is a direct challenge and warning to the
reported efforts of the government to establish a Sainik Colony in Kashmir.

“The terror act is an open threat to Kashmir’s total integration with India. If
Gupkaris can shout at the top of their voices and blame the army of a fake
encounter, though unsubstantiated, why they are scared to name and shame the terror group and its mentor Pakistan? Does the demand of restoration of 370 not smack of sub-nationalism that has no relevance in One India concept” rued Brig Gupta?

(Brig Veteran Anil Gupta)
Spokesperson, BJP