Minister hails high voter turnout in Lok Sabha election

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday hailed a new democratic dawn for Kashmir and called on people to continue their trust in the recent electoral gains and sustained leadership of the BJP.

Addressing a gathering in Jawahar Nagar Srinagar, Singh pointed at a sharp increase in voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections, breaking the long-standing pattern of low participation and political alienation in the region.

The surge was a sure indicator that the public had restored their faith in the democratic process and was an endorsement of BJP reforms, he said.

Singh slammed the previous “self-rule” model, which had failed to provide real self-government and good governance. He believed this would only continue a self-perpetuating cycle of inefficient leadership with a possible stagnation of the political process. “The days of obsolete, dislocated leadership are over,” he said.