Srinagar Man waives off Rs 40,000 debt to Kashmiri Sikh

Bilal Bashir Bhat
Srinagar, Feb 21 (Only Kashmir): With unflinching support of the Sikh Community for Kashmiries stranded in the length and breadth of Kashmir Valley, the social media in Kashmir is flooded with the posts expressing thanks and gratitude to the Sikh Community for their help and rescue.
Pertinently, Sikhs especially International humanitarian organization Khalsa Aid, local Gurdwara Committees came on the forefront to rescue Kashmiri Muslims who are facing harassment by vigilante mobs following the Pulwama attack on 14 February.
Besides protection, the Sikhs provide food and shelter to the stranded Kashmiris and helped them reach their homes in Kashmir.
A number of netizens, who run different types of business in Valley, announced heavy discounts for the Sikh Community, among them a man from Srinagar announces to forgive a debt of Rs 40,000 (Forty Thousand) to a member of Sikh Community hailing from Tral area of Kashmir’s Pulwama District.



Ishtiyaq Ahmad Wani, who runs a business of Tea Vending Machines in Srinagar, in a bid to express gratitude to the Sikh Community, announces to waiver off the debt Rs 40,000 (Forty Thousand) to a member of Sikh Community hailing from Tral area of Kashmir’s Pulwama District.
Talking to Onlykashmir[dot]in, Ishtiyaq Wani said: “We Kashmiris are very thankful to the Sikh Community for their unconditional support to the Kashmiris, harassed by the goons outside Valley, as a mark of gratitude I forgave the debt of Rs 40,000 to my business client who hails from Tral Kashmir.”
“Because of the prevailing situation, the business in South Kashmir has affected a lot, as such, …….Singh was not able to clear the dues, even he has blocked me. Now I happily for granted his debt of Rs 40,000.”
Pertinent to mention here, Sikhs share around 3% of total Kashmir’s population.