27 July,2016 08:57 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Protests have erupted all across Pakistan Occupied Kashmir over anger and resentment at what locals are describing as a rigged July 21 election which saw the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) win 32 out of 41 seats or more than seventy five percent of the seats
Protests have erupted all across Pakistan Occupied Kashmir over anger and resentment at what locals are describing as a rigged July 21 election which saw the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) win 32 out of 41 seats or more than seventy five percent of the seats.
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- ANI (@ANI_news) July 27, 2016
Widespread protests were witnessed on Wednesday in the major POK towns like Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Chinari and Mirpur after members of the PML (N) killed a supporter of the Muslim Conference (MC) in Muzaffarabad.
The protestors burnt tyres, blocked traffic and clashed with police. Several cases of injuries were reported. The protesters closed all commercial centers in the cities and held demonstrations outside the POK assembly at Muzaffarabad and Government buildings.
The PML-N has bagged 31 seats out of the 41 up for grabs, while the Muslim Conference and Pakistan People's party bagged three seats each. Political parties have questioned the authenticity of the elections. They say public money has been wasted as the so-called democratic process was fraught with corrupt practices and the election results rigged.
Locals allege that elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have always been fixed in favour of the federal ruling party. They have very little hope from the new government. The election process in PoK is nothing but a sham. The ban by the government on independent observers from other countries to oversee the election process tells the real story.
- With inputs from ANI Facebook
