Baramullah Ahead of PM Modi’s rally in Doda, heavy exchanges of gun firing between the Army and terrorists happened in Baramulla. The operation jointly launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police began on Saturday based on specific intelligence input regarding the presence of terrorists in Baramulla’s Tapar Patan. One terrorist was killed in the gunfight in Baramullah, hours after an encounter began in Kishtwar leading to the death of two Army personnel,
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda on Saturday to address a public rally for the upcoming assembly election. The BJP has fielded Gajay Singh Rana from Doda and Shakti Raj Parihar from Doda West seat.
Union coal and mines minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election in-charge for Jammu & Kashmir G Kishan Reddy said this will be the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold his first election meeting in Doda tomorrow. This will be a significant event as it marks the first visit of any Prime Minister to Doda in 42 years. The last prime ministerial visit to Doda was in 1982,” Reddy was quoted.
Voting in the J&K assembly election will be held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1. Eight assembly constituencies in three districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban district will vote in the first phase on September 18. At least 16 seats in south Kashmir will also go to polls on the same day.
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