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| Throw out separatists lock, stock and barrel | | November 25 a historic day | |
Neha
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The election for the first phase in Jammu & Kashmir is over and a whopping 71.28 per cent turnout was recorded for the 15 Assembly constituencies where the electorate exercised its franchise. That the voter turnout in the mainstream Jammu and Ladakh would be impressive was a foregone conclusion, as the people of these two regions had consistently taken part in all the electoral exercises organized till May 2014 in large numbers. Hence, the high voter turnout in Doda (79.6%), Bhaderwah (70.1%), Ramban (68.78%), Banihal (73.32%), Kishtwar (77.09%) and Inderwal (74.32%) should not surprise anyone. It was expected.
Similarly, high voter turnout in the Ladakh's four assembly constituencies of Nobra (75.6%), Leh (67%), Kargil (69.45%) and Zanskar (71.44%) was on expected lines. These constituencies are known for a very high turnout. In fact, the people of Ladakh this time round surprised everyone a bit in the sense that while 55,312 voters in Leh district had exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha election, the number of voters who cast their vote in the assembly election this time was 55,252 - 60 votes less as compared to the May Lok Sabha election.
However, it was the Kashmiri electorate who went to the polls in the five constituencies of Ganderbal (59%), Kangan (76%), Sonawari (80.1%), Bandipora (70%) and Gurez (77.15%) inspired the Indian nation as a whole. The people of these constituencies broke all the previous records and demonstrated their urge for peace, development, democracy and mainstream politics. But more than that, they rejected with contempt the militants' threat, defeated bombs and separatists and defied extreme weather conditions. Interestingly, the highest and the lowest turnout was also witnessed in Kashmir. Sonawari recorded 81.1 per cent voting and Ganderbal 59 per cent. 59 per cent voting in Ganderbal could not be termed as insignificant. Indeed, it was very high.
What was the message from Kashmir? The message was loud and clear and the message was that there is no place for seditionists like Syed Ali shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik and Shabir Shah in the Valley and the people of Kashmir want to lead a peaceful life. Another message was that it is time for the authorities to act tough against these mercenaries so that they are not able to play any mischief in the future. These militants and the dreaded outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad had given poll boycott call and warned the Kashmiris of dire consequences in case they violated their diktats, but the Kashmiri voters rebuffed them by voting in large numbers. Yet another message was that Pakistan must stop its nefarious activities in Kashmir. The fourth message was that so-called mainstream parties in Kashmir would do well not to indulge in rabble-rousing and instead, only talk development and governance. Indeed, November 25 was a historic day in the political history of the state, nay India. |
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