Bukhari was a spiritual and religious leader of the Poonch-Rajouri belt. [Video]

Former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, Assembly constituency of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Sayeed Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, died on Wednesday after collapsing at his residence early in the morning. Bukhari was 75 and is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son. The BJP leader was unwell for some time and suffered a heart attack at 7 am. He was taken to Surankote Hospital where doctors declared him “brought dead”.

Bukhari, a two-time former MLA from Surankote, joined the BJP in February this year after the Centre granted Scheduled Tribe status to his Pahari community. He was fielded from Surankote, which went to polls along with 26 other segments in the second phase on September 25.

Bukhari had joined BJP two months ago

A prominent Pahari leader of the Pir-Panchal range, Mushtaq Bukhari had BJP on February 15 this year after the Central government granted Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Pahari-ethnic …