Even medical retailers have been closed as Rajouri known as for a whole shutdown towards the grenade assault on a BJP chief’s home that killed a two-year-old and injured seven others on Thursday evening .
Shafiq Mir, president of Buffalo Vikas Parishad, mentioned such a bandh had by no means been seen earlier than within the communally delicate city with virtually equal inhabitants of Hindus and Muslims. He mentioned the killing of a two-year-old youngster united the 2 communities, regardless that the household’s political affiliations have been focused.
The bandh was known as by the Sanatan Dharma Sabha and Muslims additionally responded by downing the shutters of their institutions in protest towards the assault.
The deceased has been recognized as Veer Singh, the deceased was the nephew of BJP Mandal President Jasbir Singh, who alongside together with his seven-month-old youngster, dad and mom, brother and two teenage nephews hurled a grenade at their home close to Khandali bridge. was injured on the way in which.
So far no group has claimed accountability for the incident.
The assault website is barely a kilometer away from the Rajouri district police line the place DGP Dilbag Singh presided over a high-level assembly to overview the safety forward of the Independence Day.
Meanwhile, the incident drew widespread condemnation throughout the Union Territory.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha tweeted, “I strongly condemn the cowardly attack on a political leader’s house in Rajouri in which a 2-year-old child was killed and others were injured. My deepest condolences to the family and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. The culprits of this heinous act will be brought to justice soon.”
The BJP canceled a program of its cultural cell which was scheduled to have fun Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami. Party’s UT Vice President Yudveer Sethi demanded justice, whereas former MLC Vibodh Gupta met the household of the deceased and appealed to the folks to take care of peace and communal concord within the district.
The People’s Conference categorically condemned the incident, saying the assault on mainstream activists for his or her political affiliations was the most important violation of human rights. “Such killings only add to our collective suffering.”
The Apni get together mentioned the presence of terrorists in Rajouri was a matter of concern and added that the perpetrators of the crime must be punished.
State Congress Committee chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma known as it a conspiracy to revive terrorism within the border Rajouri district.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
