BJP suspends 3 rebels in J&K for contesting against party candidates

JAMMU: BJP on Wednesday suspended three rebels, who are contesting against the party’s official candidates in the ongoing in J&K assembly polls, for indiscipline and anti-party activities.

The action against Pawan Khajuria, Balwan Singh and Narinder Singh Bhau was taken by BJP’s J&K working president Sat Paul Sharma on the recommendations of the party’s disciplinary committee headed by Sunil Sethi.

Khajuria, former vice-president of the party in J&K, and Bhau entered the fray as independents from Udhampur East and Chhamb, respectively, after being denied tickets by BJP. Singh, a former block development councillor, joined J&K National Panthers Party (India), headed by former minister Harsh Dev Singh, and is contesting on its ticket from Udhampur East.