Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- More than 500 intellectuals, writers, artists, students, and social activists have come together to issue a powerful appeal to the people of Punjab, urging them to unite against the incidents of violence and hatred targeting migrant workers.

The appeal comes in the wake of the recent incident in Hoshiarpur, where a five-year-old child was brutally murdered after being subjected to horrific abuse. "This heinous crime was committed by a diseased mind, and the law must take its course swiftly to punish the guilty," the signatories stated. They further emphasised that crime has no religion, caste, colour, or region, and to equate an act of individual depravity with an entire community is both unjust and dangerous.

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