Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday held a protest at Press Enclave in Srinagar against the security withdrawal of the political workers in Jammu and Kashmir.
Scores of BJP workers assembled at the Press Enclave anddemanded protection to their workers. The protests were led by BJP stategeneral secretary Ashok Kaul in the aftermath of killing of a BJP leader insouth Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
“I will also not takeany security till the same is not provided to other political workers as well,”Kaul told media men.
He said that a formal letter has also been sent to theAdditional Director General of Police Security Wing Kashmir in which they havedemanded that till full proof security is not provided to the BJP workers ‘heas general secretary will surrender the security till the demand is notmitigated’.
Kaul also said that he had personally approached SSPAnantnag and SHO Verinag not to withdraw the security of BJP worker GulMuhammad Mir.
On Saturday, Mir was shot dead by the unidentified gunmen athis residence in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Later, Kaul boarded a three-wheeler without any security and the protesting workers dispersed off peacefully.