Srinagar: Senior PDP leader Tariq Karra on Thursday announced his resignation from the party and Parliament, accusing the PDP of being a collaborator with the RSS.
"The PDP has become a collaborator for fascist RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)-governed BJP," Karra told reporters here.
"I've decided to disassociate myself from primary membership of PDP & from the membership of Parliament. As a mark of protest on moral grounds against brutal policies of BJP at the Centre, and the State government's complete sell-out, I took this decision." Karra added.
Elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014, Karra was a close aide of the late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and was one of the founding members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He had always opposed the idea of a PDP-BJP alliance and made his dissent earlier.
The resignation comes as the Kashmir Valley is battling months of the deadly unrest it has suffered in six years following the death of Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen militant on July 8.
Over 80 people have been killed and thousands injured in clashes with security forces.
(With inputs from ANI)
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