Only 3% polling turnout recorded in Occupied Kashmir in sham parliamentary polls
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ISLAMABAD - People overwhelmingly boycotted the fifth and final phase of Indian parliamentary election drama in Shopian and Pulwama districts, today. According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), over 97 per cent voters stayed away from the polling process. The polling booths wore a deserted look and on several booths no single voter came to vote on Islamabad’s Lok Sabha seat. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar, today, termed the exemplary election boycott observed by the people as a symbolic referendum against Indian subjugation. Meanwhile, complete shutdown was observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts, today. All shops and business establishments were closed while traffic was off the roads. Call for the shutdown and boycott was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership. Mobile Internet service remained suspended in South Kashmir, while train service between Baramulla and Banihal was also cancelled.
