The ‘Not In My Name’ protesters reached Jantar Mantar on Tuesday evening to protest against the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims. At least seven devotees returning from Amarnath shrine were killed and several were injured when terrorists opened fire in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
In a Facebook post, the organisers of ‘Not In My Name campaign’ said, “We are saddened by the news that seven pilgrims on their way to Amarnath have been killed in an attack by people who can only be described as enemies of humanity. The Kashmir police have issued a statement that the attack was on a police van and the yatris died while the fleeing attackers fired indiscriminately… We as citizens have to intervene in this situation and mourn the death of those civilians who unexpectedly became collateral damage and also take a firm stand against political violence no matter who the perpetrator.”
#NotInMyName pic.twitter.com/LBY3DwRyku
— Kartik Nijhawan (@ThePodcastPoppa) July 11, 2017
Protests against #AmarnathYatra attack at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. #NotInMyName #AmarnathAttack #KashmirAgainstKillings pic.twitter.com/SYOrwebI1Q
— Waseem Gashroo (@waseemgashroo) July 11, 2017
"We are united against hatred & condemn killing of any kind"- #NotInMyName protesters at Jantar Mantar #AmarnathYatraAttacked @TOIDelhi pic.twitter.com/DjH6XEbAo4
— Satabhisa Bhaumik (@SatabhisaB) July 11, 2017
Govt should have the right intention & protect its people: Zahiruddin from Mustafabad #NotInMyName #AmarnathYatraattack @htTweets @htdelhi pic.twitter.com/FScWuCvl3r
— Ritam Halder (@ritam_de_scribe) July 11, 2017
Amarnath Attack: #NotInMyName in India Has Lost Direction
(#AmarnathYatraTerrorAttack #AntiNationalHumanist) https://t.co/Gtl8UFKxyY pic.twitter.com/yvvZ9TNtt3— Ankur Mutreja (@Ankur_Mutreja) July 11, 2017
Thousands of people including some noted personalities took to the streets of 10 cities across the nation to protest mob lynching incidents in recent years on June 28. In several places, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata, and even in the UK, Canada and the US, protesters gathered under the “Not In My Name” banner. They made strong statement against violence perpetrated by some cow-protection vigilantes.
