for the first time in a decade, indian-controlled kashmir's parliamentary elections concern new delhi
2024-09-19
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[global times pakistan correspondent cheng shijie] parliamentary elections were held in the indian-controlled kashmir region on the 18th local time. the hindustan times said that this was the first parliamentary election in the region in a decade and voting will be held in three phases. 2.3 million voters will vote in the first phase of the election. the second and third phases of voting will be held on september 25 and october 1 respectively. the voting results will be officially announced on october 8.
on the 18th, voters lined up to vote at a polling station in the south of srinagar, the capital of the indian-controlled kashmir region. (visual china)
according to the hindustan times, the last parliamentary election in the region was held in 2014, when the people's democratic party of india became the largest party with 28 seats and formed a ruling alliance with the bharatiya janata party, which had 25 seats. but after the bharatiya janata party withdrew from the alliance in 2018, the government collapsed. on august 5, 2019, the indian government led by then prime minister modi announced the abolition of article 370 of the constitution, which was in force, and abolished the special status and autonomy previously granted to the indian-controlled kashmir region by the constitution. after the autonomy was abolished, the region was reorganized into two federal territories.
the parliamentary election in indian-controlled kashmir has attracted the attention of media in many countries. agence france-presse said that in the muslim-majority indian-controlled kashmir, many people are dissatisfied with the orders of modi's hindu nationalist government in 2019. the first parliamentary election in a decade is seen by many people in the region as a move to "exercise democratic rights rather than formulate actual policies." the associated press also said that many locals see voting as an opportunity not only to elect their own representatives, but also to express their protest against the 2019 order. many muslims said they would use their votes to "deprive modi's party of the power to form a government in this disputed region."
qatar's al jazeera said on the 18th that a few weeks ago, new delhi expanded the powers of its carefully selected chief executive in indian-controlled kashmir, sparking criticism from mainstream kashmiri political parties and the largest opposition party, the indian national congress. the report quoted political expert siddiq waheed as saying that the main reason for the large-scale participation of kashmiris in the election process was their collective desire to prevent the ruling bharatiya janata party from taking power in kashmir.
pakistan, which has a sovereignty dispute with india over the kashmir region, expressed anger at the election. pakistan's dawn newspaper commented that the election was an "election under occupation," saying that this practice violated relevant un resolutions and expressed concerns about possible fraud and coercion by force.
maliha lodhi, former permanent representative of pakistan to the united nations, said that the indian central government has been depriving the democratically elected government in kashmir of its power, and a large number of people in kashmir have been arrested, detained and killed by india. in addition, india has disrupted the political balance in kashmir through unfair electoral division before the election, making the election results favorable to pro-indian political forces.
