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Record Turnout in Srinagar Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Highest Since 1999

May 13, 2024 Editor

Voting is being held since 7 am in Srinagar, as part of the fourth round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections Voting for the Lok Sabha election 2024 is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar in the fourth phase. This is the first major election in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. As many as 24 candidates are in the fray in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. The Srinagar seat comprises Srinagar, Ganderbal and Pulwama districts and…

Popularity Litmus Test: Candidates Gear Up for Electoral Challenge

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: After several weeks of hectic campaigning, the time for contesting candidates’ popularity litmus test has finally arrived in the Srinagar parliamentary constituency. The fate of the candidates will be sealed in Electronic Voting Machines ( EVMs) on the polling day tomorrow. This marks the beginning of the polling for the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir. After tomorrow’s polling in Srinagar, the Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri constituencies will later go to polls on May 20 and May 25 respectively. Srinagar constituency witnessed large-scale campaigning by the candidates and their parties.…

Omar Abdullah: PM’s J&K Statehood Assurance Makes Discussion Superfluous

May 13, 2024 Editor

Mr Abdullah also said the results of the Lok Sabha polls will have an impact on the upcoming assembly elections in the Union territory Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is not an issue for his party in the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that it will get the statehood anyway in view of commitment by the prime minister and the Union home minister. Mr Abdullah also said the results of the Lok Sabha polls will have an impact on the…

Warning Against History: Parra Urges Government to Avoid Repeating 1987 Election Fiasco

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Srinagar Parliamentary seat Waheed ur Rehman Parra on Saturday said that the BJP-led government should not repeat 1987 rigged election saying it will have disastrous consequences. The elections were allegedly rigged by Congress alongside the National Conference in Kashmir, spurring armed militancy in the Valley a year later. He said that his party did not demand any support from the central government but was seeking free and fair elections. He said that the government shouldn’t support those who are misleading them, alleging Apni Party…

Dr. Farooq Abdullah Criticizes BJP for Ignoring Common People’s Concerns

May 12, 2024 Editor

Srinagar: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah today alleged that BJP is staying away from the issues of the common people. He was addressing an election rally at Hazratbal here. Dr Farooq Abdullah was accompanied by Srinagar Parliament candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi. The rally was organised by Provincial President Youth National Conference (YNC) and In-Charge Hazratbal Salman Ali Sagar. Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, DP Srinagar Peer Afaq Ahmad, party leaders Mohd Syed Akhoon, Dr Sameer Koul, Khalid Najeeb Suharwardhy, and Provincial President Women’s Wing…

In Anantnag, BJP’s Attention on Abdullahs, Muftis Despite Absence in the Race

May 12, 2024May 12, 2024 Editor

Even as the BJP is not contesting the Lok Sabha poll in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, the party has dispatched all its top leaders to the area for campaigning. The party’s leaders are targeting the NC and PDP in their speeches, telling people that “J&K needs a vision beyond the ‘gun culture’ that has been promoted by Muftis and Abdullahs for their petty political gains.” The party, however, is not explicitly asking people whom they should vote for other than the PDP and the NC. BJP national…

Ghulam Nabi Azad Calls for AFSPA Revocation to Demonstrate Normalcy in J&K

May 11, 2024 Editor

The regional parties have a history of duping Kashmiris as they vacillated from “advocating autonomy to self-rule, and now fixating on Article 370, he said He said during his tenure, his government investigated and uncovered cases of “innocent civilians being falsely implicated as militants”. He said, “I will never exploit people and ensure justice” The DPAP chairman said citizens were craving for authentic transformation, development and tranquillity Azad said construction of the Hajj House in Srinagar during his tenure within a record time of six months showcased the efficiency and…

PDP Disappointed: BJP Fails to Deliver Promised Respect to J&K

May 11, 2024 Editor

BJP didn’t give J&K respect Centre promised: PDP Speaking out on the historical accord between Jammu and Kashmir and Union of India in 1947, former Chief Minister and president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the J&K’s accession to Gandhi’s vision of India carried promises of respect and dignity, particularly for its Muslim-majority population in J&K. However, she alleged that the BJP had undermined these assurances, stripping away the respect and dignity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Mehbooba said that the ongoing elections…

Post Article 370 Repeal: BJP Opts Out of Contesting 3 Kashmir Seats in Lok Sabha Polls

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Editor

This is first time since 1996 that the BJP has not fielded candidates in the 3 Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir, allowing the regional satraps NC and the PDP to compete. The decision, BJP says, is part of a broader strategy, with support being extended to ‘patriotic’ parties in the Valley. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not fielded any candidate in three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir for the first time in about three decades. These seats – Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri – will vote in the next…

Farooq Abdullah Advocates Defeating BJP’s Affiliates, Associates in Poll Battle

May 10, 2024 Editor

Farooq Abdullah Calls for Defeating BJP's Partners, Proxies in Polls

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah Thursday said people of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir are suffering the consequences of the mistakes made in 2014 by PDP. He made these comments while addressing an election rally in Ganderbal in favor of the party candidate for the Srinagar parliamentary seat, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi. The event was organized by In- Charge Ganderbal Sheikh Gayasuddin while party candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Senior Leaders Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy, Dr. Sameer Kaul, District President Ganderbal Ghulam Nabi Rather and YNC functionaries Mushtaq Mir…