Within one week, three BJP leaders have been targeted by terrorists in the Kashmir Valley, highlighting the danger over life of political leaders.
District president of Budgam BJP's OBC wing, Abdul Hamid Nazar was shot by militants at 6 am on Sunday morning and later he died.
Abdul Hameed Nazar, 38, was a resident of Mehdipora in Budgam. On Sunday morning, two motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire on them in Ompora area, three kilometres from the security centre. He was referred to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar but later he succumbed to his injuries.
Abdul Hameed Najar had been receiving threats for a long time and that is why the police had appointed him at the Security Center in the district.
Earlier on Thursday morning, Kulgam BJP vice-president and Sarpanch Sajad Ahmed Khanday was shot dead by terrorists near his home.
Hours before the incident, on Tuesday, a Sarpanch Arif Ahmed was shot by terrorists in Kulgam. He was shot in the chest and his condition remains critical. Terrorists targeted BJP leaders in the Valley when it was the first anniversary of the abolition of Article 370.
Earlier on 8 July, terrorists shot dead BJP leader Sheikh Wasim, his father and brother in Bandipora. Sheikh Wasim Bandipora was the district president of BJP and sat in a neighbourhood shop with his family.
Just a month before this incident, on June 8, terrorists shot and killed Congress leader and a Sarpanch in Anantnag district, Ajay Pandita. In November last year, a Sarpanch named Rafi Ahmed was also shot by terrorists.
Concerns about the safety of his life are increasing among the Sarpanches who are becoming victims of the terrorists' bullet. According to media reports, the Sarpanches have left their villages and shifted to a hotel in Srinagar to protect their lives. The Sarpanches say that the panchayat election was held in December 2018 amid tight security. The central government, Jammu and Kashmir administration count this as their achievement but the ground reality is the opposite. The Sarpanches and local leaders have to wander here and there to protect their lives.
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