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India’s disputed Kashmir votes after special status scrapped

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AFP

By Parvaiz BUKHARI Srinagar (India) (AFP) – Indian-administered Kashmir voted Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan. Many in the disputed Muslim-majority territory of 8.7 million registered voters remain bitter over the 2019 order by the Hindu-nationalist government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose control from New Delhi. A federally appointed governor has controlled the territory since, with the first regional assembly election in a …

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