Union Health and Family welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad visited the residence of two Kishtwar communal riots victims and expressed his grief and sorrow over the loss of life in August 9 Kishtwar communal violence.Azad visited the house of Arvind Raj Baghat and Bashir Ahmed Moochi of Sangrabata Kishtwar. During his visit to the homes of victims, the family members of the deceased put forth their views before Union Minister and demanded justice for the family members who lost their lives in communal violence.Earlier Azad also visited the shrines of 17th century Sufi saints Hazrat Shah Mohammad Fareed-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA) and Hazrat Shah Mohammad Asrar-ud-Din Baghdadi (RTA) and prayed for the peace and tranquility of Kishtwar and state of Jammu and Kashmir.“Azad offered prayers seeking for the peace, prosperity and tranquility of state and Kishtwar District”.
Azad also appreciated the secular credentials and termed Saroori as mass leader representing poor’s at large and bring the fore the genuine problems.Both the shrines are considered as symbol of communal harmony and brotherhood as people from both the communities pays obeisance at both the shrines every day.He was accompanied by Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammed Saroori, DC Kishtwar Basheer Khan, other officials of District administration, police, and local congress leaders.