And Now Some Good News [Taj Mahal Closed After Religious Riot]

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AGRA (August 31, 2007): Had it not been for a few good men,

Wednesday's violence in Agra would have spiraled out of control. The

police said these men acted just as things were threatening to take a

communal turn, and saved the city from shame.

 

While a group of people in the Hindu-dominated Dhakran area prevented

a mosque from being damaged, Muslim elders a few hundred yards away

ensured that a temple was not harmed.

 

Violence erupted in the Dhakran crossing area in the morning after

word spread that a temple had been attacked. A group of young men who

had gathered outside their homes began throwing stones at the Nai Ki

Mandi mosque. Then someone tried to set it on fire.

 

" When someone hurled a burning bottle at the mosque gate, we quickly

got together and stopped the boys from causing any more damage, " said

Man Singh Dhakar, a businessman in Subhash Park.

 

The mosque gate and outer wall are now being repaired and painted.

Water for the repairs is being supplied from the Chamunda Devi Temple

that stands next to the mosque. Hari Ram Sharma, SSP Agra, told HT:

 

" Just as the Hindus saved the mosque, Muslim elders prevented a temple

in the Subash Park area from being attacked. These men on both sides

have set an example without which the violence could have taken a

communal turn. "

 

SOURCE: © Copyright 2007 Hindustan Times. Agra's new monument of

harmony, by Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times. First Published: 02:30

IST(31/8/2007) Last Updated: 02:38 IST(31/8/2007)

URL: http://tinyurl.com/2fry7q

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Thank God there are some sane people

 

Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta wrote: AGRA (August 31, 2007): Had

it not been for a few good men,

Wednesday's violence in Agra would have spiraled out of control. The

police said these men acted just as things were threatening to take a

communal turn, and saved the city from shame.

 

While a group of people in the Hindu-dominated Dhakran area prevented

a mosque from being damaged, Muslim elders a few hundred yards away

ensured that a temple was not harmed.

 

Violence erupted in the Dhakran crossing area in the morning after

word spread that a temple had been attacked. A group of young men who

had gathered outside their homes began throwing stones at the Nai Ki

Mandi mosque. Then someone tried to set it on fire.

 

" When someone hurled a burning bottle at the mosque gate, we quickly

got together and stopped the boys from causing any more damage, " said

Man Singh Dhakar, a businessman in Subhash Park.

 

The mosque gate and outer wall are now being repaired and painted.

Water for the repairs is being supplied from the Chamunda Devi Temple

that stands next to the mosque. Hari Ram Sharma, SSP Agra, told HT:

 

" Just as the Hindus saved the mosque, Muslim elders prevented a temple

in the Subash Park area from being attacked. These men on both sides

have set an example without which the violence could have taken a

communal turn. "

 

SOURCE: © Copyright 2007 Hindustan Times. Agra's new monument of

harmony, by Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times. First Published: 02:30

IST(31/8/2007) Last Updated: 02:38 IST(31/8/2007)

URL: http://tinyurl.com/2fry7q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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