{"id":3613,"date":"2025-11-11T18:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:54:16","slug":"leaders-only-remember-us-at-election-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/leaders-only-remember-us-at-election-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Leaders only remember us at election time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Budgam, Nov 11:\u00a0<\/strong>In the main town of Budgam, voters at multiple blocks and polling stations voiced strong anger over what they called \u201cseasonal politics.\u201d Residents said leaders and political parties only appear when it is time to seek votes and disappear once the elections are over.<\/p>\n<p>Many voters expressed frustration, saying even the Chief Minister\u2019s visit was limited to campaigning. They also said they demanded consistent attention and real development throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery election we see the same faces returning for campaigns, but once the results are out, they disappear,\u201d said Abdul Majid, a resident of main town Budgam, who cast his ballot around noon.<\/p>\n<p>He said they need leaders who visit even when there are no elections and when people actually need them.<\/p>\n<p>Locals also questioned the absence of senior politicians from the area in the past. \u201cSince Ruhullah represented this seat, no leader and even the Chief Minister has ever visited us. Now that elections are here, everyone suddenly finds time to campaign,\u201d said Suhail, another resident of Budgam.<\/p>\n<p>He added that even the CM came only for campaigning, not for the people.<\/p>\n<p>Another young voter, Mehran, said, \u201cWe need someone who listens to us and addresses our daily issues like power, water and jobs not just speeches during campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several other voters shared similar sentiments, saying the sudden political attention felt \u201ctoo late.\u201d \u201cWe want leaders who engage with us after the elections, not just for photos and promises,\u201d said one of them.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIf they truly cared, our basic issues would have been solved long ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the frustration, turnout remained well as voters said casting their ballots was their only way to push for accountability. \u201cWe can\u2019t stay silent anymore,\u201d said Shabir, another resident, adding that their vote is a reminder that Budgam deserves equal attention like any other district<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budgam, Nov 11:\u00a0In the main town of Budgam, voters at multiple blocks and polling stations voiced strong anger over what they called \u201cseasonal politics.\u201d Residents said leaders and political parties only appear when it is time to seek votes and disappear once the elections are over. Many voters expressed frustration, saying even the Chief Minister\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3615,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3613\/revisions\/3615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}