HOSHIARPUR, Punjab—Dal Khalsa has expressed deep concern over the violent clash between members of Sikh and Muslim minority communities in Hyderabad.
Expressing grief over the killings which occurred in the clash, party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh is reported to have said the clash erupted in Kishanbagh area of Hyderabad’s old City after miscreants burnt a Nishan Sahib (Sikh religious flag) in the early hours of Wednesday May 14 ,2014.
Condemning the burning of the Nishan Sahib incident, he said it was unfortunate that the clash has resulted in loss of lives. He said, “Certain miscreants are spreading rumors on the social media to vitiate (corrupt) the atmosphere and create more bad blood.” Adding, “It looks the miscreants associated with Rashtrya Swaym Sewak Sangh (RSS) / Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are cashing in on the clash and spreading propaganda to create further animosity between both the minorities. According to the Sikhs of Hyderabad,” he said, “The propaganda being spread on social media and Whatsup at the local level is that Muslims attacked Sardars because they were angry because Sikhs did not vote for the Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (MIM) party, rather they supported the BJP.”
He said, “It is first time that Sikhs and Muslims have fought against each other in Hyderabad.” He appealed to local leadership of both the communities to, “Defuse tensions and come forward to resolve the crisis.”
The Sikh population in Hyderabad is around one hundred thousand and Kishanbagh has all Dakhani Sardars. They don’t speak Punjabi, but are diehard in faith and in practice. They speak mostly the local languages, Telugu, and Hindi.
the dal khalsa is sponsored by the ISI and has no right to speak of nationalist organizations like the RSS
this is very unfortunate that people are fighting, especially two minorities. request to religious leaders of the both communities in Hyderabad as well as all other parts of the planet earth, please resolve this crisis by negotiation,,,killing and attacking will deteriorate the situation..and please beware of rumour mongers..
ki ho raha hai ee sab netawa de karan desh vich..
In this article spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh told here that “It is first time that Sikhs and Muslims have fought against each other in Hyderabad.’ It is wrong statement and he is blaming other party’s and trying to drag others into this issue. Reality is that It is second time communal violence erupted between Sikhs and Muslims in Hyderabad. Few years back communal violence broke out due to miscreants burnt flags. My kindly request is that dont play politics by spreading wrong information or rumors at this moment. Pray for peace and harmony.