KL Report
SRINAGAR
Taking strong notice of increasing number of conversions in Kashmir, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) said that people of a particular faith are being motivated to adopt a new faith while being offered money and other incentives. The Committee opines that the conversion goes against the rich cultural ethos of Kashmir.
APSCC Chairman, Jagmohan Singh Raina in a statement suggested that the religious leaders of all the faiths should come forward and raise their voice against the issue of conversion. “People of a particular faith are being motivated to adopt a new faith while being offered money and other incentives,” he said.
“Sikhs in the past have rendered innumerable sacrifices in Kashmir and have maintained the age old tradition of communal harmony. They have never allowed to exploit and harm the age old Kashmiriyat that exists in Kashmir. However some of the missionaries are involved in religious conversion of Christians, Muslims and Buddhists by offering money, granting admission in charity institutions and jobs,” said Raina.
Raina has said that more than 30 Sikh girls have eloped and some are kidnapped and later converted to other religion. He said that minorities can’t tolerate religious aggression and would oppose any such move.
