Muslim leaders and organisations have in one voice condemned the May 13 serial blasts which claimed 64 innocent lives and rendered about 200 others injured in Jaipur. They condoled the deaths and expressed sympathy with families of the victims.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has strongly condemned the bomb blasts. Nusrat Ali, Secretary General of the organisation, condoled the loss of innocent lives and conveyed his deepest sympathies to the injured and the families of innocent victims.
In a statement released on May 14, the Jamaat demanded that the government must order an immediate high level impartial inquiry in this unfortunate and anti-national incident and exemplary punishment should be given to the culprits.
The Jamaat leader added that the administration should desist from spreading any unsubstantiated information which may affect impartial inquiry and harm the communal harmony in the state and the country. He appealed to people to safeguard the atmosphere of harmony and to defeat the poisonous objective behind this terrorist act.
Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadees Hind has called the Jaipur bombings “inhuman, barbarous and condemnable”. In a statement, general secretary of the organisation Maulana Asghar Ali Imam Mehdi Salfi said those behind the terrorist attacks want to sabotage peace and communal harmony in the country. Maulana Mehdi demanded the central and state government to conduct impartial enquiry into the attacks and bring the culprits to book. He urged people to maintain peace. He expressed his sympathy with the relatives of the victims.
Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) also condemned the serial blasts. In a statement, TMMK president Prof. Dr. M.H. Jawahirullah said, “TMMK considers the perpetrators of this heinous crime barbarians who have targeted innocent people and a place of worship of our Hindu brethren.”
TMMK demanded that the real perpetrators of this crime should be booked and they should be awarded the highest punishment viz., capital punishment.
“Similar deadly blasts have taken place in the past in various other cities of our country. Whenever such blasts take place, the police have gone on record saying that they have arrested the kingpin and other real accused connected with the crime. However, TMMK feels that since the real accused are not booked and for record the police hastily arrest innocent persons, such terrorist incidents take place in city after city,” said the statement. Taking into consideration this naked truth, the central government should constitute a Special Investigation Team comprising upright officers and book the real accused connected with the Jaipur blasts, demanded TMMK.
The Prince of Arcot and president Ajmer Dargah Committee Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali has strongly condemned the perpetrators of May 13 Jaipur serial bomb blasts. In a statement released on May 14 the Prince also demanded from the Government to “suppress terrorism with iron hand” and maintain greater vigil in the country.
“It is clear that the objective of these terror acts was of cowardice and savagery to inflame communal passions, worsen the peace situation in the country, traumatise and paralyse the democratic system of our nation,” the Prince pointed out.
He said that the hardcore miscreants had crossed all limits of civilized conducts in attacking public places, and added that they would achieve nothing by such acts except the wrath of God.
The Prince hoped that the investigating agencies would conduct an impartial probe, without any preconceived notions, to book the real culprits and expose them to public and punish them severely, according to the law of the land, without any further delay.
He also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members of those who were killed, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
Indian Muslim Council – USA, an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, denounced the bomb blasts in Jaipur. It appealed for peace and urged all Indians to practise restraint and not to let the perpetrators of these atrocious crimes succeed in dividing Indians along religious and ethnic lines.
Rasheed Ahmed, President of IMC-USA stated, “This is yet another dishonorable and immoral act committed on our society aimed at disturbing peace and harmony of the city’s residents. It deserves denunciation by all people of conscience”. He urged the State and Central govt. to conduct a speedy and transparent investigation of the incident and punish the perpetrators to the full extent of the law.
Rasheed Ahmed further called upon the authorities to remain vigilant in maintaining law and order in the community for the benefit of all of Jaipur’s diverse citizens, and to avoid speculation as to responsible parties until a full investigation is concluded.
IMC-USA expressed its steadfast support to law enforcement in bring the responsible persons to justice. IMC-USA also extended condolences to the victims and their families.
The Aligarh Alumni Association of Metropolitan Washington (AAA) has strongly condemned the heinous crime of deadly bomb blasts in the city of Jaipur. “We sincerely sympathise with the families of innocent victims,” said AAA statement. The organisation appealed to the people of Jaipur to maintain peace and harmony and not to fall prey to the agenda of divisive forces. It urged the state and central governments to take immediate steps to apprehend the perpetrators of this crime and take necessary action to help maintain peace and harmony in the country.
Vijay arrested, Meena Hunted, investigation into involvement of Hindutva extremists demanded
Within hours after serial deadly blasts that painted the Pink City with blood, the police arrested a suspect named Vijay who hails from Mumbai. According to media reports, Vijay is a rickshaw puller who was offered Rs 1,00,000 by a woman named Meena to carry out the attacks that killed at least 64 people. The police have launched a massive hunt for the woman.
“We are looking for a woman, identified as Meena, who tried to lure a rickshaw puller, Vijay, to carry out the attacks,” a police officer reportedly said on the condition of anonymity.
Vijay, a resident of Mumbai who suffered minor shrapnel injures, told the police that Meena lives near one of the blast sites. No further details of the woman’s role in the bombings were available.
Meanwhile, Abu Asim Azmi, president of Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra unit, has demanded investigation into the possibility of the involvement of Hindutva extremist organisations in the blasts. “Bomb blasts in Jaipur create doubt of involvement of Hindu extremist organisations like Bajrang Dal and other Hindutva outfits.”
He admonished the Congress-led Union Government as well as Rajasthan’s BJP government and dubbed the blasts as a symbol of the failure of both governments and their law and order machinery. He demanded the police to investigate into the attacks with an open mind and without any pre-conceived notions.