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Key points
- Bhupinder Singh was a sarpanch in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir
- Last month, terrorists shot at BJP sarpanch Sajad Ahmad Khanday.
- Khanday was attacked less than 48 hours after another member of the BJP-affiliated panchayat was shot.
BudgamA member of the bloc’s development council died on Wednesday after being shot by terrorists in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bhupinder Singh, who was chairman of the Khag Bloc Development Council in Budgam district, was attacked by terrorists when he went to his ancestral village Dalwash at 7:44 p.m., police said.
Singh, who received two PSOs for personal security, had dropped off security personnel at Khag Police Station and headed home to Srinagar.
“Today around 7.45 pm, the terrorists fired at the president of the CDB, Khag Budgam Bhupinder Singh, who died at the scene. Singh had two personal security officers (PSO) from the District Police Line (DPL) from Budgam. He had dropped off PSOs at Khag Police Station and headed for his residence at Aloochibagh in Srinagar, “said a Jammu and Kashmir police officer.
However, without informing the police, he went to his ancestral village where he was attacked by terrorists, the official added.
Last month, BJP sarpanch Sajad Ahmad Khanday was attacked by terrorists from close range in front of his residence in Vessu, in the Kulgam district of southern Kashmir. He was immediately rushed to a hospital, but succumbed to gunshot wounds.
Khanday was attacked less than 48 hours after another member of the BJP-affiliated panchayat, Arif Ahmad, was shot in the same area.
In early July, BJP leader Wasim Ahmad Bari, his father and brother were shot dead by terrorists in the Bandipora area of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bari murder had sparked outrage in the Valley and many political leaders condemned the incident, calling the murder “an act of cowardice.”
Former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and leader of the National Conference, Omar Abdullah, tweeted: “I condemn the attack. My condolences to their families at this time of pain. Regrettably, the violent attacks against key political workers continue unabated.” .
BJP leader Ram Madhav had condemned the murder saying: “Shocked and saddened by the murder of young BJP leader Wasim Bari and his brother by terrorists in Bandipora. Bari’s father, who is also a high ranking leader, He was injured. This despite 8 security commands. Condolences to the d “family.
Previously, terrorists had put up posters in many areas of Kashmir warning people not to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to reports.
BJP’s Vibodh Gupta had previously attributed the murder of Bari and his relatives to the BJP’s growing popularity in the Valley. “After the repeal of article 370, the popularity of BJP has multiplied. Everywhere the lotus blooms. And the anti-national forces, aided and incited by Pakistan, are not able to digest this fact. That’s why they targeted Wasim Bari and his family members, ”Vibodh had told Times Now.
