J&K: Three BJP-members killed; "sacrifices won't be forgotten," says Nadda

A statement said Kulgam Police received information about an incident in YK Pora village around 8:20 pm.

"Preliminary investigations revealed that terrorists fired upon three BJP workers at Eidgah YK Pora, due to which they got injured. They were shifted to a nearby hospital...where they were declared as brought dead," the statement read.

A police case was registered and the area cordoned off.

The brutal murders were condemned in strong words by Nadda.

"Terrorists killed three leaders, including district BJP Yuva Morcha General Secretary Fida Hussain, in a cowardly attack in Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir. The death of such patriots is a big loss for the country," he tweeted in Hindi, adding that the whole society is grieving with the bereaved families.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also fumed. He said, "Perpetrators of violence are the enemies of humanity and such cowardly acts cannot be justified."

Separately, former deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta blamed statements of National Conference and PDP's leaders for the bloodshed.

"I feel the provocations by the leaders of NC and PDP, who are trying to reactivate themselves, are behind such incidents," Gupta said.

As many as nine BJP leaders have been murdered in Kashmir in one year. On July 8, Sheikh Waseem Bari, his father, and brother, all of whom were with BJP, were killed in Bandipore.

A month earlier, on August 9, Abdul Hameed Najar was attacked, leading to his demise a day later.

On August 6, BJP sarpanch, Sajad Ahmad Khanday, was murdered in Qazigund.