Parties in chorus to criticise killing of J&K ex-sarpach
BJP, Ajaz Sheikh, who was killed in his native village of Herpora in Shopian of southern Kashmir late Saturday evening. Around the same time on Saturday, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a tourist couple from Rajasthan in Yanier area near the famous tourist spot of Pahalgam. Both of them are stated to be stable.
Locals claim that four attackers had come to Sheik's house and two of them barged inside and opened fire at Sheikh who has been a vocal advocate of BJP's policies in Kashmir.
Political parties, across the spectrum, condemned the attack but questioned the timing of such attacks as Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency is going for polls on May 25.
Former chief minister of J&K Mehbooba Mufti, who is contesting from Anantnag-Rajouri where the incidents happened, questioned the timing of these attacks. «The timing of these attacks, given that the South election was delayed without any reason, is a cause of concern, especially keeping in mind the normalcy claims touted by the GoI,» said Mufti.
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