Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], a day after a former panchayat officer was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian in south Kashmir and a tourist couple from Rajasthan was injured in a separate terrorist attack in Anantnag, the erstwhile state. Former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta, said on Sunday that the attack was aimed at harassing and damaging tourism in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to ANI on Sunday, the senior BJP leader said, "Last year there were record tourist arrivals in Kashmir, the number of tourists was over estimated." 1,70,00,000. Therefore, at a time when tourism is on the rise and local businesses and livelihoods are booming, this attack was aimed at bringing back the dark days of terror in the region at a time when there is prosperity all around in Kashmir. I strongly suspect that Pakistan is behind this attack, which carries out terrorist attacks in exchange for money and at the behest of its masters (across the border).Will not succeed. Their attempt to bring back the reign of terror in the valley will never succeed. “In this context, it should be kept in mind that these people (terrorists) no longer enjoy local support as they did earlier,” the former deputy CM told ANI. A tourist couple from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur was injured in a terrorist attack. “Terrorists opened fire and injured a woman, Farha, a resident of Jaipur, and her husband Tabrez, in Yannar area of ​​Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Saturday night. The injured were evacuated and taken to a nearby hospital. ." A police officer said the condition of the injured tourists was said to be stable. In a separate attack that took place barely minutes apart in Shopian, terrorists shot dead a former BJP sarpanch. Apni Party in Shopian's Heerpora Condemning the killing of BJP leader Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh, the BJP on Saturday pledged support and solidarity to the family of the deceased. Sajid Yusuf Shah, in-charge of BJP's media cell in Jammu and Kashmir, posted from his handle. We strongly condemn the killing of former Sarpanch Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh by terrorists in Heerpora, Shopian today (Saturday)." He was a brave soldier of Bharatiya Janata Party in Jammu and Kashmir.BJP stands strongly with the family of Aijaz Ahmed, who lost his life in this terrorist attack.'' According to the police, unidentified gunmen attacked Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh. It happened late Saturday evening in Heerpora of Shopian district. He was taken to a local hospital, but died on arrival there. IG Kashmir said, “BJP leader and former sarpanch Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh died after being shot by terrorists in Heerpora, Shopian, south Kashmir."