Bhatkal: Volunteers of several organizations come together for solidarity march for Pulwama martyrs
Bhatkal: Volunteers and Members of several local organizations and institutions of Bhatkal joined a candle march organized in solidarity with the martyred soldiers of Pulwama attack.
The candle march which was organized by a bunch of Muslim youngsters of the town, was also participated by people of different communities and religions, loudly sending out the message of unity among the citizens of the country irrespective of religion and communities when it comes to issues like this.
The march began from Bhatkal Inspection Bungalow (IB) with over 200 youngsters accompanied by senior members and personalities of the town, marching silently towards Shamsuddin Circle with candle, torches and placards in hands, expressing their solidarity with the CRPF soldiers and their families.
The candle march dispersed at the same venue (Bhatkal IB), after marching across Shamsuddin circle, with three briefs speeches by prominent speaker.
Ex-Serviceman and currently an officer in Bhatkal Fire Department, Nazeer Ahmed Attar, said “We can’t do much for the soldiers from here, we can’t go and take their revenge. The least we can do is expressing our solidarity with them and to acknowledge the sacrifices they have made while serving us”.
“Wherever we see a soldier, we should respect them, we should take care of little things and make sure we don’t cause inconvenience to them, this is the least we as citizen can do in return for what they are doing for us”. He added.
JCI Bhatkal member Suresh Poojary, condemned the attack and advised youngsters to remain united in situations like this, and refrain from blaming one or the other community merely because the attackers belonged to that particular community, as terrorism cannot be attributed to any religion.
Former Majlis-e-Isah wa Tanzeem General Secretary, Dr. Haneef Shabab, lauded the efforts of youngsters of bringing several organizations and communities together for the solidarity march, and said “From what we have seen these youngsters do today, we can figure out that the future of the nation is in right hands, and that this kind of unity will not allow any external forces to come and divide us”.
Among major organizations that participated in the march were, SIO, PFI, JCI, members of Rotary club and others.
Prominent Businessman Qamar Sada, Social Worker Nazeer Kashimji, Misbah-ul-Haq Shaikh, Suresh Poojary and others were present during the march.
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Iran’s Fars news agency reports Khamenei’s daughter, grandson killed in strikes
Tehran: Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that several close family members of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been killed in the recent joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
According to Fars, the supreme leader’s daughter, son-in-law and grandson were killed in the attacks. The agency, which is aligned with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), cited sources close to Tehran’s leadership for the information.
This report follows wide-ranging claims and counter-claims about the impact of the strikes on Iran’s top leadership. Israeli and US officials have suggested that Khamenei himself was killed, though Tehran has repeatedly denied those claims and described them as psychological warfare.
There has been no official confirmation from Iranian authorities regarding the deaths of Khamenei’s family members, and independent verification of the reports is still lacking.
