However, he regretted his advice was ignored.
"In protest, I have resigned from the basic membership of the party and I shall not be filing nomination papers as the BJP candidate. I have been with the BJP for the last five years," said Pampori who belongs to the Safa Kadal area.
BJP candidate from Srinagar resigns from party over manifesto
Srinagar: In a setback for the BJP, its candidate from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat Wednesday resigned from the party's basic membership over its "anti-Kashmir" and "anti-Muslim" manifesto for the elections.Arif Majid Pampori, who was
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