Unlike other poll-bound States and Union Territories of the country Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing unique electioneering as fierce encounters with terrorists and high-voltage election campaigns going simultaneously in the Valley.
Political parties have intensified their canvassing to mobilize voters ahead of the elections. Similarly, security forces have also stepped up campaigns to eliminate terrorists active in different parts of the Valley to foil their nefarious designs of sabotaging the election process.
Amid an intense election campaign in south Kashmir, security forces on Tuesday eliminated two terrorists in an encounter at Redwani Payeen area of Kulgam district.
Most wanted LeT/TRF commander Basit Dar among two millitants were killed on Tuesday in Redwani Payeen of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir V K Birdi told that most wanted Basit Dar was killed along with other militant in a fierce gunfight with security forces.
The top officer said that it is a big achievement for the forces as Basit Dar was behind many militant attacks especially in Srinagar.
Basit, a resident of Redwani’s Kulgam, who had been missing from his home since three years and joined The Resistance Front (TRF), a front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
NIA had Announced Rs 10 Lakh Reward For Details Leading to arrest of TRF chief Basit Ahmed Dar
Today was the second encounter in the Kashmir Valley where a high-voltage election campaign was going on for three Lok Sabha seats.
Earlier on April 26, two terrorists were killed in an encounter at north Kashmir’s Sopore area.
As reported earlier two terrorists were killed in an operation at Check Mohalla Nowpora in Sopore.
During the overnight operation, two soldiers and a civilian received bullet injury in the operation. The injured are doing well after receiving immediate medical treatment.
Operation at Sopore was launched by a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police after having credible inputs about the presence of some terrorists in the area.
Kashmir witnessing high-voltage election campaign
Undeterred by two encounters within a span of two weeks, political parties have intensified the election campaign for the three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir Valley.
Leaders of the National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, J&K Apni Party, and Peoples’ Conference of Sajad Lone are holding road shows and rallies in every nook and corner of Kashmir Valley.
Former Chief Minister and Vice-President of the National Conference Omar Abdullah is contesting the election in north Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha where his direct contest is with Sajad Lone of Peoples’s Conference. PDP has also fielded its candidate for the same seat.
PDP chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting election in south Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha seat. Twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri are also part of this seat.
National Conference has fielded veteran politician and Gujjar leader Mian Altaf against Mehbooba Mufti, while the Apni Party candidate is Zaffar Iqbal Manhas.
Polling for Anantnag-Rajouri has been deferred on May 25 due to bad weather.
