Terror Threat: 400 Panchayat members quits in Kashmir

More than 400 members of recently elected Panchayat in south Kashmir have resigned within the last three weeks after the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad threatened them to do so. The posters with threat warning have been pasted all around the valley.

The villagers said that the terror group had asked Panchs and Sarpanchs to resign within a week and publish their resignations in the newspapers and carry those newspapers along with them.

Meanwhile, the threats had an immediate effect as paid advertisements on resignations appeared in several newspapers in Srinagar.

IGP of Kashmir said that the police will have to look in to the matter and possibly it may a big problem. He said that Security forces are investigating if the poster threat is some foul play under the grab of militancy.

The government says though they have not officially received any resignation, they have taken steps to ensure the security of Panchayat members following the threats.

Last year, Panchayat elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of more than three decades. And despite boycott calls and threats issued by militants, the polls saw a record turnout of over 80 percent.