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Thursday, September 08, 2011
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The West Bengal Muslim Association (WBMA), has condemned the bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court on September 7, 2011, that has claimed the lives of 11 people and injured 74, as an act of terror meant to advance divisive and sectarian agendas.
WBMA has expressed its profound condolences to the families of the victims, and called upon people of all faiths to come together in this difficult hour, and defeat the intent of the killers by reaffirming their commitment to a pluralist, secularIndia
According to a statement by the National Security Director, Gen. Rajen Medhekar,
the bomb was made from ammonium nitrate, a substance that is easily available in
the market. The timing of the blasts is also suspicious, coming as it does, on the
heels of new efforts to improve relations betweenIndia and Pakistan
point to the likely involvement of extremist organizations that have committed similar
terror attacks in the past with the goal of stoking communal tensions.
"Repeated terror attacks on innocent civilians are clearly an indication of poor
security arrangements on the part of the government", said Dr. Sheikh Abdus Samad,
President, WBMA. "This barbaric act is also an attack on the secular foundations
of Indian society and is representative of the dangerous sectarian visions espoused
by the extreme elements in our society", added Dr. Samad.
Investigations of such terror attacks in the past, have found them to be the handiwork
of either local extremist organizations or cross border terrorists. However, knee-jerk
reactions from law enforcement agencies consistently targeted poor, innocent individuals
that did not have the wherewithal for proper legal representation. WBMA has therefore
called upon the media and people of all faiths to exercise restraint and withhold
judgment until a full scale investigation is allowed to run its course.
The West Bengal Muslim Association (WBMA) is the largest Muslim organization of Indian Muslims in the state ofWest Bengal .
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The West Bengal Muslim Association (WBMA), has condemned the bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court on September 7, 2011, that has claimed the lives of 11 people and injured 74, as an act of terror meant to advance divisive and sectarian agendas.
WBMA has expressed its profound condolences to the families of the victims, and called upon people of all faiths to come together in this difficult hour, and defeat the intent of the killers by reaffirming their commitment to a pluralist, secular
According to a statement by the National Security Director, Gen. Rajen Medhekar,
the bomb was made from ammonium nitrate, a substance that is easily available in
the market. The timing of the blasts is also suspicious, coming as it does, on the
heels of new efforts to improve relations between
point to the likely involvement of extremist organizations that have committed similar
terror attacks in the past with the goal of stoking communal tensions.
"Repeated terror attacks on innocent civilians are clearly an indication of poor
security arrangements on the part of the government", said Dr. Sheikh Abdus Samad,
President, WBMA. "This barbaric act is also an attack on the secular foundations
of Indian society and is representative of the dangerous sectarian visions espoused
by the extreme elements in our society", added Dr. Samad.
Investigations of such terror attacks in the past, have found them to be the handiwork
of either local extremist organizations or cross border terrorists. However, knee-jerk
reactions from law enforcement agencies consistently targeted poor, innocent individuals
that did not have the wherewithal for proper legal representation. WBMA has therefore
called upon the media and people of all faiths to exercise restraint and withhold
judgment until a full scale investigation is allowed to run its course.
The West Bengal Muslim Association (WBMA) is the largest Muslim organization of Indian Muslims in the state of
Dr Sheikh Abdus Samad, President, WBMA
Mr. Kaji Masum Akhter, General Secretary, WBMA
