Modi, Omar, Mehbooba condemn BJP leader’s killing in Anantnag

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi , National Conference vice president and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday condemned the killing of a BJP leader in Anantnag district of south Kashmir last night. Ghulam Mohammed Mir, district vice president of the BJP in Anantnag district, and party’s candidate for Dooru assembly segment in 2008 and 2014, was shot dead by unknown persons, suspected to be militants, at his home late at night. His security cover of “four policemen” was withdrawn by the government in February this year. In a tweet Sunday morning, Narendra Modi said there was “no place for such violence in our country.” “Strongly condemn the killing of @BJP4JnK leader Shri Ghulam Mohammed Mir. His contribution towards strengthening the party in J&K will always be remembered. There is no place for such violence in our country. Condolences to his family and well-wishers,” Modi tweeted. Former Chief Minister and vice president National Conference leader Omar Abdullah also condoled Mir’s killing. “Ghulam Mohd Mir, office bearer of the BJP in South Kashmir has been shot & killed in Nowgam, Verinag. I condemn this dastardly act of violence & pray for the soul of the departed, Allah Jannat naseeb karey,” Omar tweeted. Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also condemned the killing. “Strongly condemn the killing of @BJP4India leader Gul Muhammad Mir in Verinag, South Kashmir. My condolences to the bereaved family and prayers for the departed soul,” she tweeted