Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir reflects the people’s growing trust in democracy, peace, and progress, which has been nurtured under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a post on X, Amit Shah said, “Jammu and Kashmir, where elections were once marked by fear and violence, held the first phase of the assembly polls peacefully yesterday. Voter turnout stood at an impressive 61.11%, showing the people’s strong trust in democracy, peace, and progress, fostered under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji.”
“My congratulations to the Election Commission of India, the security forces, the local administration, and the people of J&K for making the assembly election truly a festival of democracy”, he said.
