Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) President Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Tuesday dismissed speculation about aligning with the BJP and asserted that the main aim of his party is to restrore peace in Kashmir.
As polling for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections is underway, BJP candidate from Jammu North constituency Sham Lal Sharma said that long queues outside polling stations were proof that people wanted change in J&K.
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.
Speaking to ANI, Azad said, "I urge all voters to reach at the polling stations along with their families and caste votes. I think one-fourth of the voters will be the new generation and their expectations are totally different. The biggest issue is unemployment and it is just not the issue
As voting for the third phase of elections begins in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exuded confidence in the participation of women voters in large numbers in the festival of democracy.
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.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad cast his vote here at the Government Girls High School for the third and final phase of the state election on Tuesday.
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.
As Jammu and Kashmir goes to the polls in the final phase of the Assembly election on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the union territory needs a government that can make strong decisions for the security, peace, and stability of the region.
The polling for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election will begin at 7 am today, with 40 constituencies going to the polls.
The poll body asked the Chief Secretary to send the compliance report by 1st October along with an explanation as to why such an order was issued without taking prior permission of the Commission.
As Jammu and Kashmir's 40 constituencies go to the polls on Tuesday in the third and final phase of the Assembly election, the election officers here have set up pink polling stations to attract women voters.