‘don’t compare deaths’: voices from amarnath #notinmyname vigil

On a rainy Tuesday evening in Delhi, around 80 people gathered at Jantar Mantar to hold a vigil for the victims of the 10 July Amarnath Yatra terror attack. Compared to the nationwide

outpouring of the ‘Not in My Name’ protests in June, the gathering on 11 July was lackluster, but strong in their convictions. Here are some of their voices: ‘HERE TO CONDEMN ALL KINDS OF

VIOLENCE’ > I’m here to condemn the terrorist attack which took place on > Amarnath Yatra and to condemn all kinds of violence which takes > place. I’ve been at Jantar Mantar for 

the last 30 years protesting > against 1984,1992 and 2002. Whichever kind of violence takes place, > whatever does not match with equality and justice, we will protest > against 

that. Because we think it is very important for citizens to > protest against what’s not right in the country. Shabnam Hashmi “We are a campaign of concerned citizens and we cannot spend

our time reacting to what others say and how others define us,” Saba Dewan, one of the organisers of the protest told _PTI_ . > We are defining ourselves and we have been consistent in 

our stand. > Our stand is that we are against violence, we stand against hatred. ‘COME TOGETHER AGAINST ENVIRONMENT OF HATRED’ > I came to this protest because there’s a call for 

humanity and > brotherhood here. We should come together against the environment of > hatred.  Sanjay Kumar ‘JUSTICE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EVERY CITIZEN’ > Some things are quite 

clear. One, intelligence structure has to be > robust. When it’s about life, you have to make sure that state > police where the ruling part is in power provides justice. Other > 

political parties should make sure that there is justice across the > board for every single citizen. To guarantee the freedom, the life > and the integrity of citizenship, that is our

 task today.   Karuna Nundy ‘HATRED SHOULD BE BANNED’ > I have come here because there has been an attack on Amarnath Yatra > and I want that hatred should be banned. We must also 

remember that > in Amarnath, a driver called Salim saved 50 lives. He didn’t think > that I can jump out and save myself, so you (media) should focus on > that as well. And the 

government should give compensation to the > victims of the attack.  Mohammad Rashid Ansari ‘NO DEATH SHOULD BE COMPARED’ > I came as a citizen of the country giving out a message to 

the > government that you should fix responsibility and take action. I > also stand with the families of the people who were killed. Any sort > of violence should be condemned. No 

death should be compared, when > you are comparing the death, you are belittling the victim.  Kawalpreet Kaur _(We all love to express ourselves, but how often do we do it in our mother

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