Srinagar, 09 Aug: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday condemned the killing of Sarpanch from Kulgam district affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party and his wife in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. 

While condemning the killings Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah said the terrible news of the killings is heart wrenching. “I condemn the killings unreservedly and in unequivocal terms. Such dastardly acts don’t augur well for the furtherance of lasting peace in Kashmir. I express my sympathies with the kith and kin of the bereaved at this difficult time and pray for peace to the departed,” he said.

Party Vice President Omar Abdullah, general Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, MP Hasnain Masoodi, District President Abdul Majeed Larmi, spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar have also condemned the killings and expressed condolences with the bereaved. kns