Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 3: Strongly condemning the killing of BJP State secretary and his brother by unknown gunmen in Kishtwar town, BJP national vice president and J&K Prabhari, Avinash Rai Khanna today termed it a cowardly act and said that gun cannot silent the voice of nationalist forces in the erstwhile Doda district and other parts of Jammu province.
Avinash Rai Khanna said that Anil Parihar was one of the senior leaders of BJP in Kishtwar, who always remained on forefront in fight against the anti-India forces, those elements who posed threat to the unity and integrity of the country and also who worked to create hatred among different communities.
Khanna said that the cold blooded murder of two brothers is a sign of frustration and also an attempt to demonstrate that anyone who stands to strengthen social fabric, promote brotherhood cannot be tolerated and such person be eliminated.
The BJP leader further said that right from the days of outbreak of militancy in Kashmir valley, which simultaneously spread its tentacles in erstwhile Doda district, prominent leaders belonging to Hindu community associated with BJP and other social organizations were targeted and killed, properties of minorities were damaged to spread a reign of terror to force migration like Kashmir but during all these years such attempts were forcefully defeated by great nationalists like Anil Parihar, who laid down their lives for the cause of the nation.
Khanna said that the Governor’s administration should take these killing as a serious development in Kishtwar as the militancy related acts were brought almost to zero in Jammu province in last few years and this may be an attempt towards revival of the militancy, which needs to be curbed at the very onset.
Khanna demanded that the bereaved families should be given adequate compensation besides employment to the next of kith and kin of the deceased persons.
Meanwhile, All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference (ASKPC) chief advocate Ravinder Raina and Kashmiri Hindu Minority Council, chief Prof G K Muju have also strongly condemned the killing of senior BJP leader and his brother and demanded immediate arrest of the terrorists responsible for the same.
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