Indian administered Kashmir Assembly for the first time after 10 years Elections are taking place, and these elections are the first after the Indian government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
These elections are significant because Indian-administered Kashmir had no elected representation in the state assembly and since June 2018, the region has been under Governor’s rule.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been under Governor’s rule since the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the center broke off an alliance with the local Kashmiri political party, the PDP. In 2019, Indian authorities made Kashmir a Union Territory and placed it directly under the control of New Delhi.
The assembly elections are being held in three phases, in the first phase voting was held on September 18 in 24 constituencies that included South Kashmir and Jammu regions. In the first phase, around 60 percent voting took place, while Jammu regions saw more voting than Kashmir.
The elections hold special significance for Kashmiri youth, such as 29-year-old Asim, who told Independent Urdu: ‘I think the way things are around the elections now, we should vote for these people. Who can at least listen to us because there is complete silence on local or political issues. I think if we don’t vote BJP will win and then we will be left with nothing. I think that’s one way to resist at this point.’
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These elections in Kashmir have become interesting after MP Engineer Rasheed, imprisoned in Delhi jail, was released on interim bail so that he can campaign for his Awami Ittehad Party. When his convoy left Srinagar for an election rally in North Kashmir’s Uri, which is located near the Line of Control. Engineer Rashid’s vehicles stopped on the outskirts of Srinagar, where he was looking for a place to attend an online court hearing as he faces terrorism charges and has been in India’s Tihar Jail for the past five years. are imprisoned.
All local political parties in Kashmir, including major parties such as the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), are contesting the elections. The NC has an alliance with the main opposition alliance ‘India Alliance’, led by Rahul Gandhi. The elections have seen an increase in the number of independent candidates, including candidates backed by the Jamaat-e-Islami, which has never contested an election in Kashmir’s political history in the last 30 years.
The second phase of elections is being held on September 25 in Srinagar and central Kashmir, while the third phase will be held on October 1, and the results are expected on October 8.
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2024-09-23 21:55:04
