The chief minister called the incident "unfortunate" and said such actions were unacceptable, recalling a similar incident during elections in Jammu and Kashmir in the past.
National Conference was joined by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami and other independent MLAs in the meeting to strategise for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tarun Chugh said that the BJP's increased vote share in assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir was a clear indication of the people's growing confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
State BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina said that a large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and voting percentage has been unexpected.
"The truth is that Pakistan covets our territory and has continuously used terrorism to disrupt elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an inalienable and integral part of India. A reference has been made to some proposals of strategic restraint," she said.
Ahead of the third phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Jammu and Kashmir also has the right to development and cited the example of UP saying that only the double-engine government could bring prosperity to the Union Territory.
In a pointed remark aimed at its alliance parner Congress, which is contesting elections in Jammu and Kashmir alongside the National Conference, Omar Abdullah urged Rahul Gandhi to rap up the campaigning in Kashmir and shift his focus towards Jammu.
Amid the polling for the second phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday appealed to people to cast their votes in large number for positive change that will "secure their future" and "guarantee unbridled welfare."
Ahead of the second phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 25, the polling parties of Srinagar collected their electronic voting machines (EVMS) and dispatched for their respective polling stations on Tuesday.
Ahead of the second and third phases of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad called leaders of political parties his competitors, adding that he does not consider them enemies.