Martyr Aurangzeb's father joins BJP in Modi's J&K rally

Vijaypur: The father of martyr Aurangzeb, who was abducted and brutally killed by terrorists last year in Pulwama, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally here on Sunday.

Aurangzeb’s father Mohammad Hanief, a resident of Rajauri, joined the BJP along with former Army officer, Lt Gen (Retd) Rakesh Kumar Sharma.

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Hanief, handed over a portrait of his martyred son to the prime minister as he welcomed them to the party.

Rifleman Aurangzeb of 44 Rashtriya Rifles was kidnapped and killed by militants in Pulwama district when he was on his way home to celebrate Eid on June 14. He was awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously.

The martyr's father said that he joined the BJP for its pro-poor policies. He said that Modi government is the best in the country which thinks about the poor unlike the previous governments.”

Previously Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Chief of Army Staff Gen Bipin Rawat had separately visited the family of deceased Aurangzeb to offer condolences.

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Earlier, state president of BJP Ravinder Raina announced the decision of Hanief and Sharma to join the party which was welcomed by the people with pro-party sloganeering.

Almost all senior BJP leaders including former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta and national vice president BJP Avinash Rai Khanna were present at the podium.

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