More than 50 Jammu & Kashmir panches and sarpanches resigned following death threats from militants. They made their resignation public through advertisements in newspapers after Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin warned of dire consequences if they did not.
Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said, “We never said we will provide security to each and every panch and sarpanch. We had said that whenever there is a threat assessment and we feel that there is need to do more, we will do that.” With the resignations on Monday, the total number of panches and sarpanches who have resigned due to militant threats has risen to over 200.
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