Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jul 1: National President of Shiv Sena Hindustan (SSH), Pawan Gupta and National General Secretary Krishan Sharma visited Jammu and Kashmir State on a two day visit. They visited Aap Shambhu temple Janipur where desecration act was done by a mischievous element recently. The leaders interacted with the Mandir Committee members and some local residents and take stock of the situation.
National President and National General Secretary also took meeting of State Working Committee in which State SSH President Rajesh Kesri, Chairman Shiv Kumar, Senior vice president Vikrant Kapoor, general secretary Raj Kumar Basant, Jammu city president Binny Mahajan, Vice president Parveen Gupta, Youth President Varun Sharma, Sukhbir Mankotia Dansal Block, Sagar Sharma, Natwar Lal Raina, Ganesh Choudhary and hundreds of Shiv Sainiks were present.
Later, Shiv Sena Hindustan National Leaders convened a press conference. Addressing the media persons Pawan Gupta said that due to wrong policies of BJP, the spurt of attack on Hindu religious places has increased manifold. He further said that BJP has mislead the people of Jammu and do nothing to abrogate Article 370, which they had promised at the time of election campaign. He strongly condemned the attack on Aap Shambhu Mandir Janipur, Shiv Mandir Nanak Nagar and Mandir at Rajouri. He demanded stern action against the mischievous elements who have vitiated the communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking on the militants attack in Pampore, in which 8 CRPF jawans were martyred and many others injured, Pawan Gupta said that act of the militants was coward and against the humanity and condemned it in strong words. He further said that news of some incidents of cow slaughtering in Kashmir valley and smuggling of bovine animals are reported. He demanded complete ban on cow slaughter.
Pawan Gupta demanded the Government to provide adequate security to the SSH senior leaders.
Gupta also announced that SSH will put in fray its candidates for all seats in the forth coming local bodies elections and in the next Assembly elections.