Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 13: All J&K Christian Sabha today organized an inter religion conference on the Inter Religious Unity.
Representatives from all religions joined the conference, where cooperative, constructive and positive interaction held between the people of different religious tradition, spirtuality, humanistic beliefs at individual and institutional levels.
They discussed various steps to be taken towards the communal unity such as religious perceptive about other religions, removing barriers between inter religion unity, participation in other religion tradition and festivals, and stand unite with other religions in the hard times.
Narinder Singh, Tejinder Pal Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Mohd Jasarat, Qari Tariq, Qari Akram, R K Kalsotra, R D Thappa, F C Sattia, Ajit Bajala, Fr Jose Vadekkel, Fr Mathew Thomas, Fr Stalin Raj, Pastor Prince and Pastor Polous were the representatives present in the conference.
The conference concluded with short message of love, peace, humanity and unity on the occasion of Christmas by Bishop Ivan Periera (Bishop Jammu Srinagar Diocese) with Christmas Cake cutting proceeded with chief guest Deepak Digra SP South, guest of honour Chandan Datta (chairman Kotli Colony Welfare Trust) and all religious representatives.
Chandan Datta said that for a stronger Nation, unity and brotherhood is crux for the new India. “Secularism is the main pillar and beauty of this Nation which we have to maintain and obey as our duty. This is the largest democratic country where people respect each other’s religion and participated in their religious activities to make their bond stronger.
Ashu Peter Mattoo- president of Christian Sabha along with Sunny Khokhar (general secretary), Tony Mattoo, Rohit Rockes, Rafiq, Vicky Bhatti, Harun Sandhu, Pt Raju Kumar, Vikram Paul, Tariq, John, Sebastian, Ketan, Boney Kumar, Emanuel and Arun presented vote of thanks.