Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias Sarjan Barkati alias ‘Azadi Chacha’ shot to the limelight in 2016 after the killing of Hizbul poster boy Burhan Wani by using the safety forces within the Kokernag area of Anantnag district on July 8, 2016.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected the nomination papers of the fiery cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay in Jammu and Kashmir’s south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias Sarjan Barkati alias ‘Azadi Chacha’ shot to the limelight in 2016 after the killing of Hizbul poster boy Burhan Wani with the aid of the security forces in the Kokernag location of Anantnag district on July 8, 2016.
Barkati via his pretty surcharged vitriolic speeches against India incited teenagers to select up arms and resort to violence.
Poll Body Rejects Jailed Cleric’s Nomination Papers In Jammu And Kashmir
Sarjan Barkati is in jail along along with his spouse in a money laundering case (Representational)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected the nomination papers of the fiery cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay in Jammu and Kashmir’s south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias Sarjan Barkati alias ‘Azadi Chacha’ shot to the limelight in 2016 after the killing of Hizbul poster boy Burhan Wani through the security forces within the Kokernag place of Anantnag district on July 8, 2016.
Barkati through his tremendously surcharged vitriolic speeches against India incited children to pick out up palms and lodge to violence.
He is currently in jail alongside together with his wife in reference to a cash laundering case related to terror investment.
His daughter had filed his nomination papers earlier than the district electoral officer for the Zainpora Assembly seat within the Shopian district on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the ECI rejected Barkati’s nomination papers together with 23 others for various deficiencies below the election legal guidelines.
Former Chief Minister and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti said at the rejection of Barkati’s nomination papers: “Sorry to hear approximately the rejection of assembly nomination form of Sarjan Barkati from Zainpora. The Election Commissioner should make the reasons public for this choice. Democracy is a struggle of thoughts and all of us ought to be given a danger to take part in it.”
After Barkati’s exit from the electoral arena, there are most effective four Jamaat-e-Islami ex-members whose destiny is yet to be determined by the ECI concerning the popularity or rejection of their nomination papers.
In some other large improvement, former leader minister and president of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), Ghulam Nabi Azad has expressed his inability on fitness grounds to campaign for his birthday party candidates.
Azad additionally left the selection of taking flight their names from the electoral fray open to the DPAP candidates who have filed their nomination papers for the assembly elections.
