Srinagar, Sep 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday urged the people in Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy.
“As the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections begins, I urge all those in constituencies going to the polls today to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy,” Modi said in a post on X.
“I particularly call upon young and first-time voters to exercise their franchise,” he said.
This is the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory.