Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said violence will never win in Kashmir. (Representative)
New Delhi:
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that violence will never win in Kashmir because he condemned the death of a sarpanch (village chief) who was shot in the Anantnag district tonight.
Ajay Pandita, a Kashmiri pandit sarpanch from the Larkipora region of Anantnag district and a member of Congress, was killed by terrorists in his home village at around 6 p.m., police said.
Gandhi said that Pandita sacrificed her life for the democratic process in Kashmir.
“My condolences to the family and friends of Ajay Pandita, who sacrificed his life for the democratic process in Kashmir. We are by your side in this time of grief. Violence will never win,” he said. on Twitter.
