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With the J&K government indicating that the BJP youth wings Ekta Yatra would be prevented from entering the state,the partys leadership is preparing to terminate the march peacefully if it is stopped. A message has been sent out to the yatris not to resort to violence in the event of it being blocked at the states border.
Sources said senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley conveyed the message to youth wing chief Anurag Thakur,who is leading the yatra to hoist the national flag at Srinagars Lal Chowk,a plan that CM Omar Abdullah wants the BJP to drop as he fears such a move could hurtle the valley into yet another spell of violence.
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