Show-cause notice to Jammu Minority Morcha Chief over party’s ‘link’ with ultra
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Jammu: The BJP on Tuesday alleged a conspiracy by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) against the party and its leaders, and demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the recent arrest of a terrorist.
The demand was made after a top terrorist named Talib Hussain Shah, who was nabbed in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir, was reported to have connections with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“LeT terrorist Talib Hussain Shah was briefly associated with a political party and also posed himself as a mediaperson,” Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said Monday.
“As it is a serious matter, BJP is urging J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha that probe into all aspects of this case should be conducted by NIA to uncover this new terror plan (against BJP and its leaders). They must uncover as to how many more Talibs (militants) are part of this conspiracy and linked with the terror outfit,” J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina said.
He said that probe should be held against the terrorist to know about wider terror conspiracy, people involved and links with other such elements.
“We want a full probe into people behind the conspiracy, their links and their targets in BJP. We want to know who are from BJP were his targets”, he said.
Raina said that Hussain have clearly tried to target BJP headquarter in Jammu and its top leaders, adding, “The time is to probe it deeply. All persons linked should be arrested.
Ruling out any official relation between the political party and LeT terrorist, Raina said, “Talib Hussian Shah and his other associates were coming to the BJP office to cover press conferences regularly. He was also attending party rallies as a journalist.”
He said that it was a new terror plan of the Pakistan-based LeT to set up a module to target BJP and its leaders by planting a terrorist as journalist to carry out recce of its office and track the leaders.
Meanwhile, having landed in a serious controversy following the photos of a Pakistan-backed LeT terrorist with top BJP leaders surfacing on social media, party’s disciplinary committee has sought explanation on the issue from President of the Minority Morcha. The three-member disciplinary committee of the BJP headed by Sunil Sethi sent a notice to Shiekh Bashir, President, Minority Morcha J&K BJP, asking him to submit his explanation within 48 hours as to how the terrorist, Talib Hussain, was appointed an official of the Morcha.
The notice read, “It has come to the notice of Disciplinary Committee that a letter is circulating in media which indicates that you had appointed one Talib as an official of Minority Morcha who has been found involved in terror activities . On enquiry it is found that neither such appointment was authorized by Party President nor it was issued by Media Cell of Party who is central monitoring unit of party in Jammu Kashmir.”
“You are directed to explain your position on above issue within 48 hours. Please clarify whether you have issued order in favour of a person who is not even primary member of party as per official records and without checking credentials of the person. If issued, please explain circumstances in which order was issued. Your act of indiscipline, if order is issued by you, has brought adverse publicity to party and is against the National interest. Your reply should reach Disciplinary Committee within 48 hours positively failing which appropriate action will be recommended against you to Party President,” it added.
