Leaders need to introspect over low turnout: CPM

Srinagar, May 7

After dismal voter turnout of 8.76 per cent in south Kashmir, CPM leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday said the indiscriminate arrests of youths, particularly in south Kashmir, would erode the people’s trust in the government further and widen the gulf which would be difficult to bridge.

“As the response of people in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections was not so encouraging in south Kashmir, it warrants introspection from the political leaders, particularly from those are at the helm of affairs in Delhi,” Tarigami said.

“The security-oriented approach overtaking the political outreach will end up being a loss for the people of Kashmir and to the country as a whole,” Tarigami said. — TNS