By Matters India Reporter
New Delhi: The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) on July 10 condemned what it calls “dastardly attack” on Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir.
“To attack people going to worship is to attack the very essence of what makes us human beings,” says a statement issued by the Protestant Church soon after Indian television channels reported the killing of seven people on their way to Amarnath, a pilgrimage center in the northernmost Indian state.
More than 12 people were reportedly wounded in the attack that occurred at 8 pm on July 10.
“EFI prays for God’s solace to their families so that they can have the strength to bear their loss. EFI continues to pray for peace in our nation,” says the statement issued by Reverend Vijesh Lal, general secretary of the fellowship.
The Reverend also said his Church prayed and hoped that “sanity and peace will return as people learn to resolve differences and demands in a democratic and constitutional manner.”
Religious based targeted violence must have no place in India, he asserted.