| PDP, NC leaders fly to Jammu for campaigning | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec15; As polling for all 46 seats of Kashmir spread over 4 phases ended peacefully, the entire leadership of the National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party and Congress flew to Jammu on Monday for campaigning.
Almost all the leaders of National Conference, PDP and Congress on Monday flew to Jammu for the campaigning for the fifth and last phase of the assembly elections that stated on November 23rd and will end on December 20. Though former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayed left for Jammu soon after casting his vote in Bijbehara on Sunday, his daughter and party president, Mehbooba Mufti left for Jammu this morning to take charge of campaigning in three districts of Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri going to polls on 20th December. Reports said that some senior NC leaders like Muhammad Akbar Lone, Mir Saifullah and others reached Jammu well in advance.
Today PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti, senior Congress leader, Taj Mohiuddin, and few NC leaders arrived in Jammu. Reports said, PDP leaders Muzaffer Hussain Baigh, Tariq Hameed Karra, have also reached Jammu for campaigning. Sources said, Mufti Muhammad Sayed left for Rajouri from Jammu this morning to address a series of public meetings in Rajouri, Darhal and Nowshehra constituencies.
With the arrival of the entire political spectrum in Jammu, the campaigning in Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri districts will reach its climax in next two days. Pertinently the 18 assembly segments which went for polling in the fourth phase on Sunday included all the left out sixteen segments of Kashmir valley.
The 8 segments of Srinagar city too went for polling on Sunday. Initial trends are reportedly disturbing for ruling NC and Congress as PDP has done extremely well in Srinagar city. It would be for the first time that NC loses grip over Srinagar. According to election commission handout total of 5169 Migrant Votes (MV) were polled in all the eight assembly constituencies of Srinagar district.
Giving details of migrant voters, CEO J&K, Umang Narula, said that there are total of 31000 migrant voters but only 9638 persons had filled 'M-Forms'. "Out of 9638 votes, 5169 migrant voters cast their ballot," he said. Low MV turnout has halted the chances of BJP of opening account in Srinagar. |
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