Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to the voters of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers after the polling for second phase began in the 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.
As the second phase of polling commences in Jammu and Kashmir, people in several parts of the territory were seen waiting in the long queues, waiting for their turn to cast vote.
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."
In a groundbreaking initiative, a pink polling station has been established in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district as Phase 2 of the assembly elections commenced on Wednesday.
To accommodate elderly and disabled voters, Election Commission of India has launched the home voting process in Udhampur district, ahead of third phase of 1 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election's scheduled for October 1.
As polling for the second phase of elections begins in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged all the electors to vote in large numbers in order to "strengthen democracy."
Two people were killed and one was injured after a poll duty vehicle met with an accident near Tuksan in the Gulabgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Tuesday, an official said.