Sikhs Visit Jama Masjid In Amritsar To Greet Muslims On Eid

According to Sikh24 "Dal Khalsa today extended greetings to the Muslim brethren on the sacred occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Party activists lead by Kanwar Pal Singh today visited local historic Jama Masjid and met the Imam Hamid Hussain Qasmi and other Muslims who were celebrating the day. While felicitating the Muslims, the leader of the Sikh party pressed for strengthening the cultural bonds between both the communities.A brief discussion was held on volatile situation in Saharanpur. Representatives of both the communities expressed concern and pain over violent clashes in Saharanpur. They also expressed grief over the loss of lives, and properties during the clashes.

Making an appeal to the people of both the minority communities to maintain peace, Kanwar Pal Singh urged people to defeat the attempts of the miscreants. He said, “According to version of Sikhs in Sarahanpur, politicians of different stream ignited the situation for their vested interests.” He also stated to polarize the voters in view of the by-polls, politicians were precipitating the tension."