Four days after the home of Red Fort “bomber” Umar Nabi was demolished, a BJP leader in the Valley has said “demolitions or blasts are not the solution”.

“Let us put an end to this demolition and blast policy and instead adopt stricter, more effective measures to deal with terrorism,” BJP leader Arshad Ahmad Bhat said in a social media post.

A resident of Pulwama, Bhat was the BJP’s candidate from the Rajpora constituency in last year’s Assembly elections; he lost the polls.

During his election campaign, Bhat had taken a different stand compared to other BJP leaders and candidates, talking about zulm (oppression), the Public Safety Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In his rallies, slogans had echoed those from separatist rallies. Umar was employed as an assistant prof

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