SRINAGAR: Social networks including facebook and twitter kept abuzz on Friday with differing views about the poll debacle in South Kashmir where a dismal 28 percent voting was recorded on Thursday.
Various users commended people “for remembering martyrs of 2010” while other expressed satisfaction that “the nation has not forgotten Afzal Guru, Asia and Neelofar”. There are other like Sajad Noorabadi who cite bad governance as a primary reason for low turnout.
Another user Muhammad Saleem smels “conspiracy” to ensure defeat for Peoples Democratic Party candidate Mehbooba Mufti. People wanted to vote but could not as some people tried to disrupt the peace under a well planned conspiracy. I appeal people to reason and vote in large numbers next time, he pleads.
A facebooker Sajad Ahmed saw people losing faith in elections and politicians and “they had reposed trust in Hurriyat G chairman Syed Ali Geelani.”
What appeared intriguing was that top army officials too joined the debate. A top Army official writes: I think it was by design orchestrated by some, supported by some, acted upon by some, and written about by some.” He says the “conflict industry” has (many) players. “They do not want things to change. They do not want peace because it leads to accountability. Losers are people. They too do nothing, except blaming Pakistan, mainstream, separatists, Army, Police and so on.”
An official from Judiciary writes that people of Kashmir dont know what to do and where to go. They boycott without caring for repercussions and results. Those who claim that to vote is to defame the movement must come out from their shells and perceive reality, the official writes.
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