Real News Agency
Jammu, Nov 7: Protest demonstration at Digiana Ashram to block National Highway against threatening incident by some unidentified miscreants and anti social elements wearing army uniform in a village of Mattan in Kashmir Valley was exhibited jointly by various Sukh organizations. Hutmarah village where eleven Sikh families are residing and rest are located interior of Mattan area were reportedly subjected to harassment in view of Obama’s India Visit.
Harjeet Singh President Nirbhao Nirvair Organisation, Mohinder Singh chief organizer Bhai Kanaya Nishkam Sewa Society, Paramjeet Singh President AISSF, Avtar Singh Khalsa President United Secular Forum, Narbir Singh President SYAD, Gajan Singh Gen Sec Sikh welfare Society and Kulwant Singh Chief Advisor Sikh Noujwan Sabha and others participated in protest.
Protesters caring play cards demanding action against culprits and foul proof security arrangements for minority communities in Valley. Protesters were raising slogans for providing security to minorities in Kashmir and strict action against those who had threatened the peaceful members of Sikh community.
Leaders of Sikh organisations apprehended that in 2000 when Bill Clinton the then President USA visited India, 35 innocent Sikhs were killed in Chatti Sing Pura in the same vicinity of Kashmir and now during the visit of Barak Obama President USA, same episode has been tried to harass Sikhs. High level inquiry by CBI in both incidents of Chitti Singh Pura and Mattan were demanded by the leaders besides they demanded that chief of army staff should initiate an inquiry in to the matter to expose the culprits with evil designs.
“Indian army has a good image across the world and some anti social elements are hell bent creating mis -under standings between army and people by carrying such acts to malign the image of army” Sikh leaders said.
It is pertinent to mention that few hours before the arrival of Obama to India, some unidentified elements in army uniform arrived in a village near Mattan and knocked the doors of Sikh house, who raised hue and cry and informed local police. Men pretending army personals fled but cab and driver was caught hold by local police and has registered a case in this connection, besides FIR against unknown people stands registered as well, police said.