Lt Guv condemns ‘deadly’ attack
Srinagar/ New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on Thursday condemned the killing of BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari and two of his family members in Bandipora district, saying the perpetrators of the cowardly act shall be brought to justice.
Bari, his father Bashir Ahmed and brother Umar Bashir were injured when militants opened fire on them outside Bari’s shop near police station Bandipora at around 9 pm on Wednesday. They were rushed to the district hospital where they succumbed to injuries. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor has said that the barbaric act of killing innocent people is against humanity and the perpetrators of this cowardly act shall be brought to justice, an official spokesman said.
He said Murmu expressed his deepest sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls.
Meanwhile, BJP president J P Nadda said that the death of party leader Wasim Bari and his family members in a terror attack was a “huge loss” for the party and asserted that their sacrifices will not go in vain.
“We lost Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father & brother in Bandipora, J&K today in a cowardly attack on them. This is a huge loss for the party. My deepest condolences are with the family. The entire Party stands with the bereaved family. I assure that their sacrifice will not go in vain,” Nadda tweeted. (PTI)
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