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Centre for study of secularism on Delhi Blasts

Mumbai, 2 November, 2005: The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism & Institute of Islamic Studies strongly condemned the dastardly bomb blasts in Delhi on 29th October 2005 killing innocent civilians, mostly women and children in the war of hatred, revenge and violence. Such dastardly acts cannot pass off as religious act much less as Jihad. In fact what is needed is Jihad against these hatred mongers who perpetrate violence against innocent people in the market place.

Killing in the holy month of Ramadan is strictly prohibited in Islam and Ramadan is known as Shahrulla-al-Haraam i.e. Allah’s month in which violence in strictly prohibited. Those who perpetrates such violence in the name of Islam are real enemies of Islam and are part of conspiracy to bring disgrace to Islam.

While strongly condemning such violence we urge upon the people of India to remain united and should oppose such acts democratically and peacefully. This will frustrate the very purpose for which such monster cities are being committed.

Unfortunately a section of media has started demanding law curtailing democratic rights of India people in the name of security. Such an approach is fundamentally faulty and would amount playing in the hands of those terrorist.

We should face such challenges in democratic spirit and should uphold our democratic values at any cost. The government and people of India need not panic and carry on in a normal way, which is the best way to frustrate terrorist design against our secular democracy.

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