The members of all religions presented their views at the meeting and decided
to work together in future. They condemned the communal incidents taking place
in the recent past in the country and expressed their desire to spread the
message of unity among all sections of the society.
Satbir Pahalwan, head of Khera khap,
said, “We met people from different religions before holding the panchayat and
learnt that everyone wants to live with peace, love and unity. People from the
minority communities were worried over being targeted in the name of religion.
So, we decided to extend our support to unite all on one platform in the state
and then take the movement to national level. Earlier, we had announced within
our khap’s jurisdiction to not use surnames to spread a message of equality and
oneness.”
Manphool, a Muslim community member, said, “We have faced discrimination in the society and now people of different communities don’t meet each other. Every person from this community is dedicated for the nation. We appreciate the movement launched by khap and will work together in future as well.”
Gurvinder Singh, a Sikh, said, “People have been divided in the name of caste
and religion. But today we need to have this kind of initiative to escalate
fraternity and love which will help unite the society.”
A Christian community member Sukhdeep said, “We have the will to stay peacefully and united, and everyone participating in the panchayat said it in so many words. No religion teaches us hatred.”
