NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday announced that she will not hold a campaign for ongoing J&K assembly elections for a day in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon following the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasarallah and other martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza.
Taking to X, the former J&K chief minister said that her party stands with the people of Palestine and Lebanon in the hour of grief.
“Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza, especially Hassan Nasarullah,” Mufti said.
“We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance,” she added.
The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it “eliminated” Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a precision airstrike in Beirut on the previous day. In the statement, the IDF declared, “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world.”
The strike reportedly targeted a meeting of Hezbollah leaders at their headquarters in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.
Meanwhile, elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being held in three phases. Voting for 24 seats was held in the first phase on September 18. The next phase of polling for 26 seats was held on September 25.
Voting for the third phase would be held on October 1 while results would be declared on October 8.