Dehradun, Sept. 8 -- Chairman of the Uttarakhand Waqf Board, Shadab Shams, strongly condemned the vandalism of the Ashoka Emblem on the foundation stone of Hazratbal Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded strict action against the people responsible for it. He slammed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and alleged that the Chief Minister was supporting the perpetrators.

Speaking to ANI, Shadab Shams said, "Objection about idols, citing Islam's prohibition of idol worship, suggests that these extremist forces aim to divide the country. Such thinking is unrighteous and against national unity. We condemn the filth being spread. If you have the freedom to express yourself in the country, then will you insult my national symbols...