The body of Bhat, aged 30, was recovered from an orchard in Kiloora with his throat slit. A resident of Bongam area in Shopian, he was the district president of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
Shah said terrorists cannot stop the youth from choosing a better future.
"Pained to learn about the brutal murder of our @BJYM District President Gowhar Ahmed in Shopian, J&K. My deepest condolences to his family. Terrorists must realise that they cannot stop the youth of the valley from choosing a better future for themselves," Shah wrote in a series of tweets.
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