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India’s Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims

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By Krishn Kaushik and Fayaz Bukhari ANANTNAG, India (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of people. Instead, the main contenders for the three seats in the Muslim-majority region are powerful local parties, the …

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The Straits Times

India's Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims

ANANTNAG, India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of people. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Malay Mail

India’s Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims

ANANTNAG (India), May 9 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of people. Instead, the main contenders for the three seats in the Muslim-majority region are powerful local parties, the National Conference and the People’s Democr…

11 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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