India-controlled Kashmir votes in the second phase of polls to elect local government

Associated Press

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir have voted in the second phase of a staggered election for a local government, which were not boycotted by separatists like last few elections. It’s the first such vote since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government scrapped the Muslim-majority region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. The multistage election will allow Kashmir to have its own truncated government and a local legislature rather than being directly under New Delhi’s rule. Authorities have limited access of foreign media to polling stations on Wednesday.