SIRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the seventh and final phase of so-called assembly elections was marked with fierce clashes between the Indian police personnel and anti-polls demonstrators in Srinagar, today on Wednesday.At least two-dozen persons, including two photojournalists were injured when the troops resorted to brute force to disperse demonstrators at Tainkipora, Chattabal, Bemina, Batamaloo, Chanapora, Natipora, Nawab Bazar, Eidgah, S R Gunj, Barzalla, Rambagh, Aaloocha Bagh, Malarata and Malpora.
All roads leading to Srinagar were sealed to thwart Lal Chowk March, call for which had been given by the Jammu and Kashmir Coordination Committee. All the cities and towns of the occupied territory gave a deserted look due to crippling strike against holding of sham polls.
The authorities continued to keep under house arrest the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and senior Hurriyet leaders, Syed Ali Gilani, Maulana Abbas Ansari, Agha Syed Hassan al-Moosvi, Fazl Haq Qureshi, Yasmeen Raja and Mian Abdul Qayoom.
The polling in almost all areas of Srinagar remained very low and not a single person turned out for voting at many places particularly in Nawa Kadal, Nowhatta, Khawaja Bazar, Nawab Bazar, Bohri Kadal, Saraf Kadal, Fateh Kadal, Noorbagh and other adjoining areas.
The occupation authorities arranged bogus voting and coerced people to vote in Bemina and Nawa Kadal.
People in Maisuma made several attempts to take out anti-polls processions but were intercepted by Indian troops.
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