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The election fee officers will maintain related interactions in Jammu on Wednesday | Photo: X@rajivkumarec
The Election Commission on Tuesday started consultations with political events in Jammu and Kashmir to evaluate preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections within the Union territory.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and different officers of the ballot panel, who arrived right here on Monday for a three-day go to to Jammu and Kashmir, held interactions with delegations from the National Conference, PDP, BJP, CPI(M), Congress, and the Aam Admi Party, officers stated right here.
National Conference chief Nasir Aslam Wani, who led his celebration’s delegation, stated they impressed upon the Election Commission the necessity for holding meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls.
“We told the commission that it has been 10 years that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been deprived of their democratic rights. The commission gave us a patient hearing,” Wani stated.
PDP chief Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura stated his celebration additionally batted for holding meeting and Lok Sabha elections concurrently. “It is now up to the Election Commission to decide on this,” he instructed reporters after the assembly.
After the assembly with political events, the ballot panel will maintain an in depth evaluate of the election preparedness with District Election Officers and superintendents of police, officers stated.
Later within the night, the Election Commission officers will work together with Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer P Okay Pole and nodal officers of the state police.
The election fee officers will maintain related interactions in Jammu on Wednesday.
There has been a rising demand from political quarters in Jammu and Kashmir that the Election Commission ought to maintain Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir concurrently with the Lok Sabha polls or instantly after the final elections.
Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad have raised this demand previously two weeks.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Saturday held a gathering with the civil and police administration to sensitise them in regards to the measures to be taken for the graceful conduct of the Lok Sabha polls within the Union Territory.
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First Published: Mar 12 2024 | 12:02 PM IST
