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.
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.
The party has named candidates from different social communities, which have been socially and politically excluded by the mainstream parties and their successive governments.
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.
Addressing a public gathering here today, Shah said that the grip of the Abdullah, Mufti, and Nehru-Gandhi families on the region has been broken. The youth in this region now hold laptops, instead of stones.
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.
The Senior Congress leader alleged that Kejriwal's recent bail might be influenced by the BJP, implying a potential collaboration between AAP and the ruling party,