| Amid warning posters, village heads on resignation spree in Valley | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 28: More and more village heads are resigning as mysterious warning posters are continuously appearing on mosque walls, lamp posts and shop shutters at different places in the three adjacent districts of Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama in south Kashmir. At least 14 village heads including three Sarpanchs tendered their resignations in these three districts on Monday.
After the three political killings in Tral area, more than 300 village representatives belonging to different political parties have abdicated their posts. At least four village heads from Kulgam town tendered their resignation to the appropriate authority and also publicized their action through public address system in their respective area.
As many as 56 village heads of Kakpora Block tendered their resignation. All the village heads from Halqa Parigam, Ratnipora, Kisrigam, Talangam, Narwa, Wagam and Gandipora resigned on Monday. These included 13 Sarpanchs, one Deputy Sarpanch and 42 Panchs. A Panch from Rooh Anantnag also tendered his resignation. Meanwhile, the authorities have revived night patrolling by the army, paramilitary and police, following the recent increase in militancy related incidents. |
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