J&K: BJP denies links to LeT terrorist amid political slugfest

The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday denied links between the saffron party and the top Lashkr-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Talib Hussain apprehended in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Talib Hussain wasn't even a member of the BJP. He used to visit the party office as a journalist during press conferences and political events,” said Ravinder Raina, J&K BJP President during a presser.

Raina also claimed that the security forces have found photos and videos of the BJP office on Hussain's phone. "Hussain recced BJP office and sent videos to terrorists in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)."

The clarification came after Congress came down heavily on the BJP over its alleged links with the terrorists.

Hussain, who was arrested in Reasi district on Sunday along with another LeT militant, was reported to be the IT and social media cell in-charge of the BJP's minority morcha in the Jammu province.

Soon after his arrest purported pictures of Hussain with Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina and his participation in party functions emerged on social media.

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