Following registration of an FIR by the Jammu & Kashmir police against the former BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa for making derogatory remarks and hurting the religious sentiments of members belonging to the majority community, the state unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Tuesday relieved him from all the party posts/responsibilities.
"Disciplinary Proceedings have been initiated against Vikram Randhwa State Secretary Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory in reference to making of reckless and defamatory remarks against particular community and woman folk", a statement issued by the media cell of J&K BJP stated .
Randhawa was earlier served show cause notice late Monday evening by the Disciplinary committee of the party as the statements made by him had created furore hurting religious sentiments of a particular community.
The action was initiated against Randhawa by the J&K BJP Unit chief, Ravinder Raina, after a disciplinary committee headed by Sunil Sethi in its interim report recommended relieving him immediately from all the party posts/ responsibilities.
In its report Sunil Sethi had also claimed that the reckless statements made by Vikram Randhawa had a huge impact and brought bad name to the party.
Several protests rocked different parts of Jammu region seeking immediate arrest of Randhawa.