BJP refutes media reports, asserts none of its member involved in extortion

Jammu April 17 (KNS) : Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday refutes media reports and asserts none of its members involved in extortion in north Kashmir. 

 

In a press release issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS) Bharatiya Janata Party has refuted a report published by certain newspapers quoting police sources in which it has been alleged that a Panch and Sarpanch belonging to the party were involved in an extortion case in North Kashmir.

It has been reported that police have arrested three extortionists including a BJP Panchayat member in North Kashmir’s Sopore area while a hunt for BJP Sarpanch from South Kashmir was on.

A close scrutiny of the FIR registered by the Police clearly reveals that the name of the party has not been mentioned anywhere in the FIR. However, during questioning by the police accused Meharajudin Rather son of Haji Mohd Akbar Rather falsely claimed that he belonged to BJP whereas he is not even a member of the Party stated Brigadier Veteran Anil Gupta, Spokesperson of the Party.

Immediately, after the matter came to the notice of the Party, a statement was issued by the party’s senior leader and Prabhari for Baramulla Shri MM War clarifying the fact that the accused and his associates were not affiliated with the party. MM War in his statement had asserted that, “No one included in the FIR is affiliated with BJP and the party disassociates itself from these persons.

It is regrettable that certain media houses still relied on the false statement of the accused and chose to highlight his claim of being a Panch belonging to BJP asserted Brig Gupta.

It is further reiterated that even Mohd Saleem Wani s/o Ghulam Rasool Wani r/o of Hardpora, Acchabal, Anantnag claimed to be a Sarpanch of BJP by the media has nothing to do with the party and he is not a member of the Party, as per the press release.

It is clarified for the information of all that identity cards issued by the party have a certain validity period and are considered invalid thereof. It is also clarified that only the Party President and District Presidents are authorized to issue these cards. All other cards carried by individuals are fake and invalid informed Brig Gupta.(KNS) 

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