India, Oct. 3 -- A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Jammu and Kashmir on Friday sparked political tremors as he threatened to resign from the party over what he called "unacceptable" remarks by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the wake of 'I Love Muhammad' protests in the state.

Jahanzaib Sirwal, a prominent face of the BJP in J&K, accused the UP government and police of adopting a "vindictive attitude" toward the Muslim community.

In a strongly worded statement, Sirwal told news agency PTI that he was left with "no option" but to consider stepping down from the party unless corrective measures were taken.

"The situation in Uttar Pradesh goes against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka V...