Ahead of the third and final phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, JKPC President Sajad Gani Lone said on Friday that illegalities of abrogation of Article 370, Article 35 A, and the development were the main issues.
"...The alliance of the National Conference (NC) and Congress in Jammu and Kashmir is speaking the language of separatism. Pakistan's Defence Minister (Khawaja Asif) himself is saying that the National Conference, Congress and Pakistan are on the same page. They should tell why they want
Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit back at Rahul Congress MP Gandhi, reminding him that Congress imposed the president's rule most of the time in Jammu and Kashmir.
The second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully with 56.79 percent voter turnout across 26 assembly constituencies.
A voter turnout of 46.12 percent was recorded till 3pm in the second phase of polling in six districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's rally in Poonch on Monday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP-led government had promised to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will take credit by saying it was he who put the pressure.
While Congress' manifesto for the Assembly election is silent on the Article 370, its bigger alliance partner NC promised in its manifesto restoration of Article 370 .
Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday expressed happiness that elections were being held after a gap of ten years while lamenting they were not held earlier.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that previously, elections in Jammu and Kashmir were marked by low voting percentages and shops in Srinagar used to be closed amid boycott calls and now, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, elections are being held fairly in t
The home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities culminated in Srinagar on Saturday evening. Over 69 voters cast their vote under this facility.