Srinagar
At polling booth number 9 & 10 in Srinagar’s SP College, approximately around 50 votes have been polled as this report is being filed.
An old man showing his marked finger after he cast vote (KL Image: Mehraj Bhat)
Talking to Kashmir Life, voters from nearby Chunt Kule and Chinar Bagh said that “we have compulsion to cast vote. Nobody has come to our help as we lost everything in recent devastating fire.”
A group of women from neraby Chunth Koel and Chinar Bagh (KL Image: Mehraj Bhat)
“We hope this way we can receive some help,” an old man said and added that “we know it is wrong and injustice, but we are helpless.”
A CRPF man stands guard outside the polling booth in Srinagar (KL Image: Mehraj Bhat)
The voters come in Sumo or other vehicles as the area is waterlogged.
Waiting in the queue to cast vote (KL Image: Mehraj Bhat)
The voting started at 7am and will end at 5 pm. The tight security measures have been put in place.
