A National Conference candidate from the Pattan Assembly constituency, Riyaz Bedar, alleged that Jammu and Kashmir's participation in the election was excluded for 10 years.
Among crowds of enthusiastic voters in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, persons with disabilities, both young and old, were at the forefront, including a 100 year-old elderly woman in Bandipora.
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.
"All voters are requested to come out of their homes in large numbers and vote for INDIA. Your every vote for INDIA will secure the foundation of the future of Jammu and Kashmir and will give you the strength to fight for your rights," said Rahul Gandhi.
The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 11.60 per cent as of 9 am on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
The Congress leader and candidate from Jammu East, Yogesh Sawhney, said on Tuesday, speaking to ANI, that Congress will come to power and eradicate the atrocities committed by the BJP in the last 10 years.
The polling for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections has begun on Tuesday, with people queueing up at a polling station across 40 constituencies in seven districts of the Union Territory.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Sunday that there is huge enthusiasm among voters in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) as elections are being held after a long time.
Lashing out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for cancelling her campaign "in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza, especially Hassan Nasrallah," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur said that parties like JKNC, PDP and Congress support terrorism and that they are aware of wh
Speaking to ANI, the NC vice president said, "We are getting information of interference from the administration, but we do not expect from any officer that they will help us in the elections. By God's grace, our party has the strength to win the elections without the administration's help."
Kharge was discharged from a hospital in Kathua after he felt slightly unwell while addressing a public meeting in Jasrota. He was paying tribute to a head constable killed in an anti-terror operation in Kathua.