Modi's claim on turnout in JK BDC election "preposterous", no sign of 'normalcy" in state: Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday termed as "preposterous", Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the turnout in the recently held Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir was an indication of the region's faith in democracy.

Yechury said this is no sign of "normalcy" and the prime minister is resorting to "falsehoods and propaganda".

Modi on Friday said the peaceful BDC elections in Jammu, Kashmir, Leh and Ladakh showed the people's unwavering faith in democracy and the importance they accord to grassroots level governance.

"PM Modi's claim that the recently held Block Development Council (BDC) elections in J&K is people's acceptance of government's action of scrapping Article 370 is preposterous," tweeted Yechury.

He further said that it was not the people who voted directly in the BDC election, but an electoral college of around 27,000 'panchs' and 'Sarpanchs' whose election saw a "very low turnout."