Hindu Neighbour Offers Land After Muslim Journalist\u2019s Home Demolished \u2014 A Sign of Communal Solidarity Amid Controversy
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\nA Hindu resident of Jammu has offered a plot of land to a Muslim journalist whose family home was demolished in a recent anti\u2011encroachment operation \u2014 a gesture that has sparked widespread attention and raised questions about the demolition\u2019s fairness and its impact on communal relations, The New Indian Express reported.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) razed the 3\u2011marla house of journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing, alleging that it stood on government land. Daing, who runs the digital news portal Nees Seher India and has reported on alleged law enforcement involvement in a cross-border drug trafficking case, described the demolition as \u201cselective targeting.\u201d He claimed the family did not receive any formal notice before the bulldozers arrived. <\/p>\n
The demolition left Daing\u2019s elderly parents, wife, and three children homeless \u2014 a situation that provoked civil\u2011society and political backlash. Former regional political leaders, local activists, and media rights organizations criticized the move, calling for transparency and due process. <\/p>\n
In a striking act of solidarity, local Hindu resident Kuldeep Sharma stepped forward the next day and gifted Daing a 5\u2011marla plot of land, offering to help rebuild the destroyed home. He said the gesture was rooted in shared humanity and vowed that if the new plot were ever demolished, he would provide even more land. The handover of land documents \u2014 accompanied by his daughter \u2014 was recorded on video and shared widely on social media. <\/p>\n
Observers view the donation as a rare and meaningful example of interfaith unity amidst rising tensions in the region. For many, it sends a powerful message that ordinary citizens can stand together across religious lines even when government actions generate fear and uncertainty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hindu Neighbour Offers Land After Muslim Journalist\u2019s Home Demolished \u2014 A Sign of Communal Solidarity Amid Controversy ——————————– A Hindu resident of Jammu has offered a plot of land to a Muslim journalist whose family home was demolished in a recent anti\u2011encroachment operation \u2014 a gesture that has sparked widespread attention and raised questions about …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"\n