People Stay Away From Poll Drama In Srinagar

People in Central Kashmir rejected the second phase of the election drama enacted by India on Thursday as 90 polling booths saw no voting in the polling held for the Srinagar constituency of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Apr, 2019 ) :People in Central Kashmir rejected the second phase of the election drama enacted by India on Thursday as 90 polling booths saw no voting in the polling held for the Srinagar constituency of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the Srinagar constituency recorded zero turnout in as many as 50 polling booths. The majority of these booths were located in Eidgah, Khanyar, Habba Kadal and Batamaloo areas of Srinagar. Many booths recorded a single digit voting percentage with Eidgah at 3.3 per cent by the end of the polling.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has criticized the Government of India for suspending the trade cross the Line of Control (LoC).

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, today, said that India was snapping the contact between the divided families across the LoC. He said that such measures were being taken for short term gains and would cost a huge price for the people of Kashmir.

On the other hand, Indian troops thrashed and critically injured a government employee in Pulwama district, today.

The troops of Indian Central Reserve Police Force deployed near Bursoo in Awantipora area of the district rounded up a the government employee, Fayaz Ahmed Khan, and beat him to pulp, resulting in injuries to him.