Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday took a strong exception to the attacks by youth on people in volatile twin townships of Baramulla and Sopore for coming to exercise their franchise.
Omar on social networking site Twitter wrote “First things first – the gangs moving around trying to terrorise those who voted will not be tolerated.”
On Thursday scores of people who cast their vote in North Kashmir district were hounded, searched and in some cases stripped by groups of youth in Baramulla district.
The Chief Minister said that, “Action will be taken against anyone found trying to terrorise voters & the police have been instructed accordingly.”
Lashing out on those who try to restrict the freedom of people who want to vote, CM said that “can’t have freedom to choose not to vote without allowing people who want to vote a similar choice.”
In backdrop of brisk voting in Kupwara and Hadwara areas of Baramulla constituency, youth at volatile Baramulla and Sopore bus stand were reportedly seen stopping vehicles from remote areas like Uri, Kupwara and other places and were asked to show index fingers.