Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a panch, who resigned today, told The Quint, “Workers affiliated with the BJP are feeling insecure. Most of the BJP workers were not part of yesterday’s scattered celebrations over the abrogation of Article 370. They preferred to stay away from these celebrations,” he said in response to a question.
On Wednesday, three workers from the BJP – Shabir Rasool Khan, Reyaz Aziz Rather and Khaliq Subhan Sheikh, all residents of Narupora Watnard Tehsil, Kokernag – had resigned from the party seeking forgiveness from people.
A BJP Sarpanch Muhammad Iqbal from Chandan Pajan area of Devsar Kulgam uploaded a video on social media announcing his resignation. “We don’t want to die and we haven’t earned anything. I have nothing to do with the BJP and I resign,” he says in the video.
BJP General Secretary for Dooru Constituency in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Rafiq Bhat, has also resigned. “I have nothing to do with the BJP and I resign from the party. I request people to forgive me, if my actions have hurt them,” he said.
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