Today’s Kashmir Civic Polls are shrouded in secrecy

‘Delhi couldn’t hold parliament elections in south Kashmir for almost two years and today these parties are taking pride in announcing that they have won uncontested.’ A day before the Valley goes to polls, a front-page ad by the J&K government in major local dailies enumerated the benefits of people exercising their voting rights. From participation in decision making to effective delivery of services and financial dividends at grassroots level, the government, in its last minute push to encourage participation in the elections to urban local Bodies, has promised “total…

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