Terrorists Shot Dead BJP Leader Sajjad Ahmed In Kulgam

Terrorists shot dead BJP leader Sajjad Ahmed in Kulgam: Militant attack in Kashmir. The terrorists shot dead Sarpanch Sajjad Ahmad Khande near his house on Wednesday morning in Vesu, Kulgam in south Kashmir. This is the second attack on the sarpanch associated with the BJP in Kulgam in the last three days.

During the last one month, terrorists have killed four BJP leaders in Kashmir. Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur called the killing of Sajjad Ahmad a cowardly act and said that the martyrdom of Sajjad would further strengthen the Kashmiris’ resolve to eliminate terrorism.

Information received from Kulgam said that Kulgam BJP unit vice-president and sarpanch of Vessu, Sajjad Ahmad Khande, had left for his home from the Kashmiri Pandit Transit Colony in Vesu this morning. Under the Prime Minister’s Employment Package, transit residential colonies have been built in many places in the Valley for displaced Kashmiri Pandits seeking jobs in Kashmir.

Vessu also has one such colony. The administration has provided residential facilities in this colony to representatives of several panchayats and municipal bodies of South Kashmir who are included in the militant’s hitlist.
Sarpanch Sajjad Ahmad Khande left for his house from Visu Transit Colony this morning. While he was about 20 meters from his house, the terrorists attacked him. The terrorists targeted him closely.

Sajjad Ahmad Khande fell on the ground as soon as the bullet was fired and the terrorists deemed him dead and left. Sajjad Ahmad Khande, who was wounded by the terrorists, rushed his family to the hospital with the help of neighbors, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Meanwhile, police also reached the spot as soon as the attack was reported. The police, based on a conversation with some people present at the time of the attack, gathered clues of the invading terrorists and launched a search operation to nab them.

The help of CRPF and Army personnel is also being taken in this campaign. Two terrorists were involved in the attack. He fired with a pistol. SP Kulgam Gurindrapal said that some important clues have been found about the killers, we will catch them soon.

Meanwhile, senior BJP state leader and spokesperson Altaf Thakur strongly condemned the murder of Sajjad Ahmad Khande, saying that terrorists cannot scare us with their cowardly acts. The martyrdom of Sajjad Ahmad will strengthen the resolve of us Kashmiris to make Kashmir terrorism free.

He said that this is the second attack on a BJP leader in Kulgam in the last three days. Earlier, on August 4, Sarpanch Arif Ahmed was attacked in Akharan, at this time he is undergoing treatment in the hospital.

He said that there is an appeal to our State Administration and Police Director General Dilbag Singh to make a strong defense of the security of all the panchayat representatives of Kashmir and mainstream political leaders. We have also handed him a list of some leaders of our party who are threatened by the terrorists and need to be provided security at the earliest.

During the last two months, two sarpanches have been killed in terrorist attacks in Kashmir. On June 8, about two months before the murder of Sajjad Ahmad in Vesu Kulgam this morning, terrorists shot dead Congress-related sarpanch Ajay Pandita in Larkipora, Anantnag, by killing him outside his house.

Last Tuesday night, terrorists attempted to kill BJP-related sarpanch Arif Ahmed in Kulgam. Arif is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Srinagar. On July 8, terrorists killed BJP leader Wasim Bari in Bandipore along with his father and brother. Wasim Bari’s brother and father were also senior BJP workers.