Large turnout expected for crucial local government election in Indian-controlled Kashmir

(17 Sep 2024)
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Budgam, Indian administered Kashmir – 5 September 2024
1. Various Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) supporters dancing during election rally
2. Various of JKNC supporters marching and shouting slogans at a road show

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Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir – 4 September 2024
3. Various of people walking on a street
4. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Rouf Ahmed Bhat, Student:
"This election is very important for us, as no elections have been held for years, leaving Kashmir far behind. We hope that whosoever is elected will address the Kashmir issue."

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Budgam, Indian administered Kashmir – 5 September 2024
5. Various of soldiers standing guard near the election rally venue

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Dooru, Indian administered Kashmir – 4 September 2024
6. Wide of soldiers standing next to posters of Indian opposition leader and Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, campaigning for his party’s candidates
7. Gandhi and President of JKNC Farooq Abdullah, who is campaigning for his party’s candidates, gesture towards the crowd as they raise their hands to show the unity among the leaders
8. Crowd shouting slogan at rally
9. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Farooq Abdullah, President of Jammu Kashmir National Conference:
"The people need to be united. We have sacrificed for the larger cause by forming alliances with other political parties to stand against those seek to divide us and the Muslims, and to divide Jammu and Kashmir. No matter what, we will confront them them and keep this region united."

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Doda, Indian Administered Kashmir – 14 September 2024
10. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving to supporters at an election rally
11. Various of crowd at rally
12. Modi waving to supporters

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Dooru, Indian administered Kashmir – 4 September 2024
13. Various of people at an election rally
14. Close of a man shouting “Rahul, Rahul (Gandhi)”
15. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Rahul Gandhi, Congress Party leader and opposition leader:
"It will be the duty of the Indian bloc leaders and the citizens of India to grant statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. I am here to make it clear that, regardless of what the BJP and the RSS may say, we will are committed to granting statehood to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.”

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Baramullah, Indian administered Kashmir – 12 September 2024
16. Federal Lawmaker Sheikh Abdul Rashid waving to the crowd at an election rally
17. Various of people chanting slogans in support of lawmaker Rashid at rally

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Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir – 12 September 2024
18. Various of the cavalcade of Rashid surrounded with his supporters and security
19. Ahmed walking with his supporters
20. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Sheikh Abdul Rashid, Federal Lawmaker:
"I want to send a message to the people of Kashmir, we are not weak. The people of Kashmir will win, they are on the right path. We do not accept the decisions made by (Indian Prime Minister) Narendra Modi on August 5 ,2019. Even if you will send me to jail, Tihar (jail), no matter what you do, we will ultimately win."
21. Various of security
STORYLINE:
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, many people boycotted elections for decades in protest against Indian rule.

But in the run-up to the local election beginning Wednesday, many are willing to buck that trend and use their vote to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party the power to form a local government in the disputed region.

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