Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Making a bold claim and breaking the official party line, PDP Lok Sabha candidate from Srinagar Waheed ur Rehman Parra on Monday said violence has reduced significantly in the erstwhile state. Speaking to reporters after casting his vote at a polling booth in Pulwama on Monday in the last five years, Parra supported the Centre's claim of moving on from the dark days of terrorism in the Valley and restoration of normalcy, saying, The incidents of violence have decreased." Over the last five years, the government and administration have played a major role in restoring the confidence of people across the Union Territory by enabling them to exercise their franchise, the PD candidate said, “It has been five years (since the 2019 general Since the elections) I would therefore urge the people to come out in large numbers and elect their representative in the Lok Sabha. “I urge the people, the media and the Election Commission to discharge their responsibilities with transparency and help preserve and protect the democratic processes here. I am happy to see the enthusiasm of first-time voters this time .This should be seen in a positive light and the administration should make every possible effort to aid the democratic and voting processes here, he said, however, without naming the administration in the UT, he alleged that people there are hindering the democratic processes. Derailing and creating obstacles. The PDP candidate claimed that some party workers and polling agents have been arrested amid the ongoing voting in the Union Territory for the 18th Lok Sabha. “Some people are trying to derail the democratic processes here or create obstacles,” he said. Many workers and polling agents of our party have been arrested. Efforts are being made to slow down the voting process.''For the first time since the abrogation of Article 370, which gave certain special constitutional privileges to Jammu and Kashmir, however, neither the BJP nor the Congress has fielded a candidate for the seat. The UT has been under central rule since the fall of the PDP-BJP. Government in June 2018. The last assembly elections in the valley were held some time ago, in 2014. Voting for the Lok Sabha in Jammu and Kashmir is being held in five phases. In 2014, BJP and National Conference (NC) had shared election defeat.In the elections, PDP and NC won three seats each. Despite being partners in the opposition faction-India decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir alone. Counting of votes for Lok Sabha continues in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere. Scheduled for June 4.