Security for Valley BJP leaders in focus as many quit amid rise in militant attacks

“Everyone is scared,” said Abdul Rehman Thikrey, BJP's Bandipore district president. “They (BJP activists) are resigning out of fear.” (File)

Following a series of militant attacks on BJP leaders and activists in Kashmir in recent days, more than a dozen workers and leaders have publicly announced their resignation from the party over the last one week, leading to panic and fear among its members here, according to party leaders.

“Everyone is scared,” said Abdul Rehman Thikrey, BJP's Bandipore district president. “They (BJP activists) are resigning out of fear.”

Among the latest resignations was that of Thikrey's colleague, BJP's Bandipore unit general secretary Avtar Krishan, who quit on Sunday.

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