Opposition leaders in India's Kashmir accuse government of sabotaging their campaigns

Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), addresses an election campaign rally, during the ongoing general election, in south Kashmir's Anantnag district April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali/ File Photo

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Opposition leaders in India's troubled Kashmir valley have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration of denying or cancelling permissions to hold campaign events, to help his party's "proxies".

Omar Abdullah, a leader of the largest regional political party, the National Conference, said Modi's government was trying to sabotage his campaign ahead of voting in the first of Kashmir's three seats on Monday.