Politics

J&K Assembly Elections to Follow SC Directive :BJP’s Tarun Chugh

On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Tarun Chugh stated that the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will take place as per the directives of the Supreme Court.

“Everybody has faith in the Election Commission. According to the Supreme Court’s direction, the elections will happen in Jammu and Kashmir in September,” he said.

Earlier today, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal remarked that it was surprising yet anticipated.

“Shocking, but that is expected. They will have no polls in J&K, and what is even more shocking is that Sonam Wangchuk, who is on fast, wants to have ‘district hill status’ and they are not even providing that,” he said.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday that the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls would take place following the Lok Sabha elections.

In an interview with ANI, CEC Kumar said, “We are yet to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. I mentioned in the press conference earlier today that the way for conducting legal elections has opened since December 23. This is March, and there is snowfall in the region, hence the question of holding elections does not arise at this point.”

“We (ECI) went to Jammu and Kashmir and were asked by all the political parties there to hold the state assembly elections with the Lok Sabha polls. After that, we held administrative meetings wherein it was discussed that a lot of security forces would be required to conduct state assembly election with Lok Sabha election in J-K,” he said.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar revealed on Saturday that the general election for 543 Lok Sabha seats would occur in seven phases, commencing from April 19. The counting is scheduled for June 4.

With the announcement of dates, nearly 97 crore voters will have the eligibility to cast their votes for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the nation. Consequently, the moral code of conduct comes into effect immediately.

Avijit Gupta

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