Sikhs asked to embrace Islam or leave Kashmir Valley
'When you are enjoying the joys here, why can't you share the grief and sorrow of Kashmiris as well? We know you are afraid of bullets... Hold protests inside gurdwaras or leave Kashmir'. He asserted that some Sikhs have been asked to embrace Islam.
THE ONGOING protests in the Kashmir valley took an ugly turn when some members of Sikhs community received anonymous letters from Islamic extremists asking them to embrace Islam or leave the valley. The Sikhs have been asked to convert to Islam or leave the Valley in a threat issued by terrorists. The 60,000 strong Sikh community is the largest minority group in the valley thus making them more vulnerable.
He further stated that the community has decided to stay put at fight against these evil designs at a meeting in Srinagar on Thursday. Making a note of the content in the letter Raina quoted, "When you are enjoying the joys here, why can't you share the grief and sorrow of Kashmiris as well? We know you are afraid of bullets... Hold protests inside gurdwaras or leave Kashmir”. He further asserted that some Sikhs have been asked to embrace Islam. Asking to maintain brotherhood in the valley, Raina called out to Hurriyat, JKLF and PoK based United Jihad Council to take serious note of these letters. However, separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani reassured the Sikhs by saying that no member from the community should feel threatened and asked them to ignore the “fake letters”. He further said that nobody from the community will ask them to join the ongoing protests.
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