India, July 18 -- Srinagar: The Kashmir Zone Police is busy conducting intelligence-based operations and have decided to provide militancy free areas to politicians for their work. But most of the mainstream political workers, especially affiliated to the BJP, have migrated from their villages after the recent killings and kidnappings.

In the past few days, the relatively calm district of Budgam has seen the silent migration of panchs, sarpanchs and BJP-affiliated local leaders. The killings of Waseem Bari, his father and brother in Bandipora of North Kashmir, despite having 10 PSOs, have forced vulnerable local leaders to leave their villages.

The incident was followed by kidnapping of another BJP local leader from Dangiwacha Rafiabad,...