BJP leader shot dead in UP
Incidentally, the BJP leader's father Rajbali Yadav was also shot dead in 1980. He was associated with the Jan Sangh.
A BJP leader escaped a militant attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, but his personal security officer (PSO) was injured in the incident, the police said.
Militants fired upon Anwar Khan, a BJP leader, at Balhama in Pulwama district, a police official said.
While Khan escaped the attack unhurt, his PSO, constable Bilal Ahmad, was injured in the incident, the official added.
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He said the injured policeman was rushed to a hospital, where his condition was stated to be stable.
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