Our seculars never give up, do they? A campaign was on to prove that the J&K assembly elections was a sham. Indian media's hands were somewhat tied because they could not possibly put a spin on the numbers. Also, we had other bad things going on.
Here is A. G. Noorani writing an opinion piece for Pakistani newspaper Dawn:
THE annals of rigged elections in Kashmir provide no precedent for the polls that will begin there on Nov 17. Even the Unionist parties, the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party, are opposed to them. [...] Today N.N. Vohra is governor. For the Abdullahs it is now or never. Defeat spells oblivion. Yet, victory will earn added disrepute. New Delhi will have to talk the Hurriyat and to Pakistan. The impact on the peace process of this farce can well be imagined. [link]
Hey, anyone knows which side he bats for?
The subversive commie blogs spun conspiracy theories after conspiracy theories, about how people were forced to vote at gun point.
Meanwhile the election turnout was pretty much in line with other state assembly elections. The final tally did not come in as a major surprise. The National Conference and Congress will form the Government. The separatist PDP did not do too well - this is even more encouraging than BJP increasing its seat tally. Reportedly the hardline separatist leaders were disappointed that people did not pay heed to their calls for boycott.
It would really help if Mehbooba Mufti & Co. stopped publicly displaying such allergic reactions to elections. They just don't realize how good a deal they have going with the Indian state.
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