Srinagar, Dec 21: Terming the increase in social crimes and social ills as an extreme cause of concern, APHC Chairman and head of Mutehda Majlis-e-Ulema, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said urgent steps were needed to counter such negative influences in the society. Referring to the rape and murder of a girl in Pulwama, he said the incident was not only brutal in nature, but as a society it was a collective shame for us as we have utterly failed to stop such shocking social crimes. Demanding stern punishment for the culprits involved in the incident, he said that few days ago, a girl was severely injured when some youths threw acid on her face. He said it was a reason of shame that the culprits are still untraced, adding, there was a need of massive social reform movement in the society. APHC Chairman said the violence against women has become a routine in Kashmir. He said women are subjected to domestic violence for different reasons like not bringing the desired dowry etc. He said it was highly unfortunate that such incidents were increasing day-after-day. He said due to futile and unislamic rituals and extravagance, such an materialistic society was coming into existence, which could have devastating results on the Kashmiri nation. Asserting that parents and Ulemas have to play a vital role in eradicating social ills, particularly stopping violence against women, Mirwaiz stated that Ulemas should acts as social reformers and teach people islamic values to help the growth of our society in the right direction. He demanded immediate arrest of culprits involved in the acid throwing incident. Besides, he also demanded stern punishment for the culprits who were accused for committing rape and murder of a girl in pulwama.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:25:06 +0000
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