Earlier today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir is about ending the rule of the Gandhi, Abdullah, and Mufti families, as after independence, they had crushed democracy under their feet.
BJP leader Devender Singh Rana reiterated that on Saturday that the National Conference wanted to form a government with the BJP in 2014 and said that Omar Abdullah met with Amit Shah and Ram Madhav in 2014.
Notably, a voter turnout of 61.13 percent was registered in the first phase polling in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, which were held on 24 constituencies in seven districts.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Congress and the National Conference, saying that during their rule, terrorism increased in Jammu and Kashmir with thousands of people being killed.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Congress and the National Conference saying that during their rule, terrorism increased in Jammu and Kashmir with thousands of people being killed.
Amid the ongoing assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jitendra Singh said that his party does not need help from other parties in the Union Territory.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated on Saturday that priority of Congress is to restore statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, adding that the state has never been changed to Union Territory before.
Laying out the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, District Collector and Election Officer Rajesh Sharma on Saturday said that all necessary facilities at the polling stations have been put in place.
Security has been beefed up in the Shikari area of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir after an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Friday.
A postal voting center has been established for three days at Srinagar's Gandhi Memorial College for all eligible voters employed in essential services, following the Election Commission of India's (ECI) motto of "No voter to be left behind."