Clashes erupt between anti-poll protesters and Indian forces in the Soura area of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir, for the fourth and last phase of the municipal polls, on 16 October 2018. Youth took to the streets and hurled stones at the Indian forces, who responded with stones, by firing tear gas shells at the protesters, as well as by firing bullets in the air to disperse them. According to local sources people protested in Srinagar in response to the call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) to boycott the “sham” polls. The elections were also boycotted by the Kashmir
Clashes erupt between anti-poll protesters and Indian forces in the Soura area of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir, for the fourth and last phase of the municipal polls, on 16 October 2018. Youth took to the streets and hurled stones at the Indian forces, who responded with stones, by firing tear gas shells at the protesters, as well as by firing bullets in the air to disperse them. According to local sources people protested in Srinagar in response to the call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) to boycott the “sham” polls. The elections were also boycotted by the Kashmir Valley's two main political parties: the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party. Polling for the four phases of the local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on October 8th, with the voting turnout in the Kashmir Valley remaining very low in all the four phases
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