Counting of votes is occurring for a complete of 6 Lok Sabha seats within the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Safety preparations within the valley are very tight to stop any sort of violence in the course of the election outcomes. Throughout this time, an fascinating factor is being seen there. Nationwide Convention's large chief Omar Abdullah is shedding the election from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, that too to an engineer sitting in jail. This chief, who calls himself Engineer Rashid, is an unbiased candidate.
Omar Abdullah himself stated this. He congratulated Rashid on social media and wrote that it’s time to settle for what is occurring. Congratulations to Engineer Rashid for his victory in North Kashmir. I don't assume his victory will get him out of jail, nor will the folks of North Kashmir get their consultant, which can be their proper. However the voters have proven their facet, that is what issues in democracy.
The candidate whose identify might be recognized to only a few folks, defeated an influential chief of Kashmir. Know who’s Engineer Rashid alias Abdul Rashid.
This identify just isn’t that unknown within the politics of North Kashmir. Rashid has been an MLA from there twice. Nonetheless, for the final 5 years, he’s serving a sentence in Tihar Jail on prices of UAPA (Illegal Actions Prevention Act). Rashid was from Awami Ittehad Celebration, however on this election he was an unbiased candidate. Within the 2019 common elections too, he was an unbiased candidate, however misplaced to Muhammad Akbar Lone of the Nationwide Convention.
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In 2019, the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) arrested Rashid on prices of terror funding. He was the primary chief within the historical past of India to be accused of terrorist actions.
How did you contest elections from jail?
Abdul Rashid was in Tihar, however folks on the bottom knew him. This benefited him. So far as election campaigning is worried, this work was finished by his two sons- Abrar Rashid and Asrar Rashid. The sons held steady rallies and conferences by which they had been seen interesting to vote in favour of their father.
PDP candidate Mehbooba Mufti is dealing with a crushing defeat in Anantnag Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. Jammu and Kashmir Nationwide Convention candidate Mian Altaf Ahmed is way forward of her on this seat. Mehbooba additionally nearly accepted her defeat on Instagram and wrote that I respect the choice of the folks. Victory and defeat are a part of the sport and can’t distract us from our path.
By the best way, allow us to let you know that the primary election was held in Jammu and Kashmir after the removing of Article 370, by which report voting was seen. Earlier it was believed that these could be votes going towards the BJP, however the counting doesn’t appear to be the alternative. For 5 seats, each JKN and BJP are main on two seats every, whereas just one unbiased candidate Rashid is main.
