BJP demands registration of FIR against journalist Sanam Aijaz

SRINAGAR — The BJP’s Kashmir Unit has demanded the registration of FIR against senior journalist Sanam Aijaz for allegedly defaming the party.

In a letter to SSP Budgam, BJP has alleged that Sanam Aijaz is a Pakistani agent and Hurriyat spokesperson.

The demand for registration of an FIR against Sanam Aijaz comes in the backdrop of police action against a BJP Corporator Nazir Gilkar, who was taken into custody in Udhampur after driving a stolen vehicle.

Sanam Aijaz had alleged that some BJP workers are using their security guards for their personal interests.

In the letter, written by BJP’s Kashmir Unit to SSP Budgam, it has been claimed that during election time in any Indian State, Sanam Aijaz defames BJP. The letter reads that Sanam Aijaz levelled ‘serious allegations’ against some BJP leaders, claiming that they are drug peddlers.

“Our apprehension is that Sanam Aijaz is a Pakistan sponsored person and Hurriyat Conference spokesperson, deputed to defame BJP,” reads the letter.

BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a complaint has been forwarded to SSP Budgam and the ball is in the court of police.