Peaceful means and not violence was the way ahead, the J&K chief minister said. The chief minister said she has consistently held that peaceful means and not violence are the only way ahead in getting state out of the present difficulties. Meanwhile, former chief minister and opposition National Conference working president Omar Abdullah said he had never seen this level of violence in elections in Kashmir. “Have contested six elections over 20 years and have never seen his kind of violence in elections in Kashmir. Several persons were injured in firing by security forces on rampaging mobs in various parts of the constituency.

Source: Hindustan Times April 09, 2017 15:33 UTC