National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah has said that the administration of occupied Jammu and Kashmir is delaying the conduct of assembly polls in the territory.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Omar Abdullah talking to reporters after kicking-off the party’s election campaign for Islamabad-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency said the current dispensation wants to continue to rule like uncrowned kings. “We wanted simultaneous elections along with Lok Sabha elections. But, it did not happen,” he added.
He said the authorities are delaying the conduct of assembly polls because they do not want to hand over the power to the people again. He said they are ruling like uncrowned kings.
Earlier addressing party workers at Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam district, he said bureaucrats put hurdles in holding the assembly elections as they were getting “spoiled” in Kashmir. He said, “The hurdles in holding the assembly elections were put by our officers by saying that they cannot make adequate security arrangements. You yourself say that the situation is better and normalcy has been restored.”
Omar Abdullah, however, said the Election Commission has to hold the assembly polls before the Supreme Court’s deadline of September 30 this year which the top court gave while passing its order after hearing a batch of petitions challenging the revocation of Article 370. “We thank God that they will have to conclude elections here before September 30 according to the SC. The chief election commissioner has also said that polls will be held before the deadline,” he maintained.—KMS
