The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed September 13 as ‘Balidan Diwas’ in Jammu in honour of Kashmiri Pandit leader and BJP member Tika Lal Taploo, who was killed by militants the same day in 1989 in Srinagar.
“Taploo was a brave soldier who sacrificed his last drop of blood for the country and to see the Tricolour flying high here. He was a member of the RSS. We pledge to walk the path shown by him and ensure that the base of nationalist forces expands in J&K,” State BJP president Ravinder Raina said in Jammu.
Mr. Raina said Taploo always fought separatists, terrorists and anti-national elements in the Kashmir Valley.
