Modi condemns killing of young BJP workers in Kashmir

Militants shot dead three young workers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in Kashmir, Reuters reported.

Kashmir Police Chief Vijay Kumar told Reuters that a hunt had been launched for the militants who killed the BJP workers on Thursday evening in the region’s southern district of Kulgam.

The BJP said on Twitter that “those who are responsible for this will not be spared,” while Modi condemned the killings.

“They were bright youngsters doing excellent work in J&K,” he said about the Jammu & Kashmir federal territory.

“My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls rest in peace.”

Earlier this year, five other BJP workers were killed in Kashmir, prompting the police to move hundreds of village leaders who are close to the party to high-security zones.