Differences addressed with dialogue, humility not confrontation, coercion: NC responds to Waqf Chairperson

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‘Arrests, threats, or punitive actions can only deepen mistrust and distance the Waqf from the very community it is meant to serve’

KS News Desk

Srinagar, Sept 5: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday said the party has always upheld the guiding principle of Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah- “Sher-i-Kashmir ka kya irshaad – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh Ittihaad.” Unity, mutual respect, and dignity for all faiths remain central to our ideology.

In a statement issued to Kashmir Square, the party spokesperson said that concerns were raised over certain practices at the revered Hazratbal shrine.

The statement comes in wake of the statement of Waqf Board Chairperson who while addressing the media termed removal of emblem as direct insult to the shrine.

She said those who carried out this act are no less than terrorists and appealed to the Prime Minister and Home Minister and the law enforcement agencies to arrest them without delay.

“Chaos was deliberately engineered by political workers and their supporters. I had warned that such trouble could be created. FIRs will be filed against everyone responsible, including the MLA whose tweet added fuel to the fire,” she said.

In response to her statement, the National Conference said, as the spiritual heart of people, Hazratbal holds immense sanctity, and any activity within it must reflect the sensitivities of the devotees and the principles of faith.

“Waqf, being a community trust sustained by the contributions of ordinary Muslims, carries a responsibility of transparency, accountability, and respect for traditions,” the statement reads.

It reads that the management of such sacred spaces should remain above controversy and free from actions that may hurt the sentiments of worshippers,” the statement reads.

The National Conference statement reads that differences, if any, are addressed with dialogue and humility rather than confrontation or coercion.

“Arrests, threats, or punitive actions can only deepen mistrust and distance the Waqf from the very community it is meant to serve,” it said.

The party said our shrines are symbols of faith, humility, and unity. They must remain spaces that inspire devotion, not division.