Several BJP members resign from Party in South Kashmir
Several BJP members resign from Party in South Kashmir
Srinagar August 6 (PTK) Soon after attacks on BJP affiliated panches and Sarpanches several workers affiliated with the party have resigned.
On 04 August, militants fired upon a BJP Sarpanch Arif Ahmed at Akhran Mir Bazar area of Kulgam, leaving him critically injured. Arif was BJP Sarpanch and is undergoing treatment at SKIMS.
On Thursday suspected militants killed a BJP Sarpanch Sajad Khanday at Vesu Qazigund area of Kulgam.
The killing of BJP Sarpanch and injuring a Panch has triggered panic among sarpanchs and panchs in Valley.
Those who announced their resignation from BJP from Qazigund include Vice President Devsar Constituency Subzar Paddar, Warpora-Kund Constituency President, Nisar Ghani Wani and Ashiq Abdullah Palla of Warpora Kund.
A day before three workers from BJP had resigned from the Party seeking forgiveness from people. They include Shabir Rasool Khan, Reyaz Aziz Rather and Khaliq Subhan Sheikh, all residents of Narupora Watnard Tehsil Kokernag.
A BJP Sarpanch Muhammad Iqbal from Chandan Pajan area of Devsar Kulgam uploaded a video on social media announcing his resignation. “We don’t want to die and we haven’t earned anything. I have nothing to do with BJP and I resign,” he can be heard saying in the video.(PTK)
