Congress strongly condemns killing of BJP Councilor

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of BJP Councilor, terming the incident as very unfortunate and shocking.

JKPCC in a statement has described the killing of BJP Councilor Rakesh Pandita as highly condemnable, heinous act and said the killing of political workers and common people were unacceptable in a civilized society, deserve strong condemnation from every section of society.

JKPCC mourned the loss of BJP councilor and conveyed deepest condolences to family and friends of the deceased and also prayed for eternal peace departed soul.

The Party also demanded stern action against the killers of Rakesh Pandita and ex-gratia to the family of deceased, JKPCC added and urged the Govt to ensure protection to political persons in J&K.