Prominent Kashmiri separatist runs for seat in India’s Parliament

More than 700 million registered voters are preparing to head to the polls in India tomorrow – and self-determination groups are still debating whether to participate in an election which will appoint a new prime minister and parliamentarians. In the past, Kashmir separatist groups have issued election boycotts because representation in India’s Parliament could be interpreted as acknowledging New Delhi’s supremacy over Kashmir. But in a shake-up this year, a prominent Kashmiri separatist is running for a seat in parliament, to represent his home town of Baramulla, which borders Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. As Shahnawaz Khak reports, the candidate, Sajjad Ghani Lone says his decision to run isn’t a change in ideology, rather a change in strategy.