To hoodwink the world community into believing in its false narrative of normalization, the Modi led regime recently staged a drama of elections in IIOJ&K. In an environment of fear and chaos created through heavy militarization, how can democratic processes take place? To manage results of the elections, the BJP government carried out measures like demographic changes and gerrymandering, leading to the marginalization of Kashmiris and favoring Hindus in IIOJK.
Majority of Kashmiris perceived these elections as a military exercise rather than an electoral process. Kashmiris, sensing that the outcome of elections would neither reflect their aspirations nor address their genuine issues, preferred boycott. The voter turnout in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections........