The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today held a first-of-its-kind rally at Char Chinari, a small island on the Dal Lake, as part of its efforts to gain foothold in the Kashmir valley. The party cadre recited Quranic verses, read Urdu poetry and underscored the need to have a strong Muslim leadership in Kashmir while seeking support from a place where it has so far failed to make any electoral gains. “Char Chinari has usually inspired poets but this is for the first time we have held a programme here and…
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