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Kashmir separatists call for boycott of elections
Security forces flooded the streets in a show of strength in the main city of the Himalayan region.
Thousands of government forces in riot gear patrolled the streets of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, and erected steel barricades and razor wire across roads to stop protesters from demonstrating against Thursday’s vote, said senior police official B. Srinivas.
India’s national elections are being held over a month, ending May 14.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a key separatist leader, called for the two-day strike against the election, which he has denounced as "farcical."
