Baramulla: In a bold statement made during a public gathering in Baramulla, member of parliament Engineer Rashid asserted that “Lakhanpur se Gilgit tak, sara Kashmir humara hai” (From Lakhanpur to Gilgit, all of Kashmir is ours).
Parliamentarian from north Kashmir and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) chief, Er Rashid this morning reached Srinagar as he was imprisoned in Tihar jail. Rashid walked out of Tihar Jail yesterday after a court in Delhi granted him interim bail till Oct 2 in a case related to alleged terror funding
Assembly elections for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir will be held from September 18 to October 1, the Election Commission announced earlier.
While polling in Jammu and Kashmir will be held across three phases, Haryana will have one phase. The counting of votes will take place on October 4, 2024. Maharashtra and Jharkhand are the other States that will go to polls this year.
On August 14, the Election Commission held a meeting with Home Secretary of India Ajay Bhalla to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. In December last year, the Supreme Court had directed the GoI to conclude the election process in the Union territory by September 30, 2024.
Observers are divided on the potential impact of Rashid’s declaration, with some viewing it as a political stance to galvanise local support, while others believe it might escalate regional tensions further.
