Rajnath hits out at Pak for unrest in Kashmir

From Chandan Prakash Singh Shahjahanpur (UP), Aug 20 (PTI) Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh today lashed out at Pakistan for the ongoingunrest in Kashmir, saying it was continuously trying to derailpeace in the Valley. "Today, I don’t feel hesitant in saying that Pakistan iscontinuously trying to create unrest in Kashmir. It wants todestroy it and derail peace in the Valley," he said here whileaddressing a Tiranga rally. "Recently, I went to Pakistan and you all know ourneighbouring country’s misdeeds. I don’t want to repeat whathappened over there but would like to say that I did not letIndia’s pride go down there. I said one country’s terroristcannot be the hero of another," he said. "I want to tell the people of Kashmir that we not onlylove the land of Kashmir but also its people. I would like toappeal to the Kashmiris that we do not want to see stones,bricks and firearms in their hands but pen, computers andjobs. We want to see you employed," Singh said. He said that a violent protest cannot be a solution to aparticular issue. There should be peace at first then issuescan be resolved through talks. "Some people are trying to create hatred among Hindus,Muslims, Christians and Parsis by following the divide andrule trick adopted by British rulers but they have been failedmiserably. No one can divide the people of India," Singh said. He said if people want to make India a great nation, thenall residents regardless of their community, race or religionwill have to contribute and go ahead together. "British rulers tried to divide communities on religiouslines but their malicious attempts were thwarted by thefriendship of freedom fighters Ashfaqullah Khan and RamprasadBismil," he said. "India’s Muslims know that India is the only country inthe world where Islam’s all 72 sects are found. No othernation, not even Muslim countries have all the 72 sects ofIslam. Christianity’s all sects are found only in India," hesaid. According to Singh, whenever China or Pakistan tried toshow aggression at the borders in the past, "our people stoodunited and challenged them". Singh paid floral tributes to freedom fighters Khan,Bismil and Thakur Roshan Singh and visited their memorial inthe city’s Ramprasad Bismil park in the presence ofShahjahanpur MP Krishna Raj and local BJP leaders along withhundreds of people. He laid wreaths at the statues of the three freedomfighters who belonged to Shahjahanpur and laid their lives inIndia’s freedom struggle. Singh lauded the contribution of the three and met thefamily of Khan. He greeted people of Shahjahanpur and said heis delighted to visit the city where these freedom fighterswere born. PTI CPSZMN