ECI deliberately delaying Assembly polls in J&K, says Tony
Jammu: The General Secretary of Indian National Congress chapter in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Taranjit Singh Tony, has said that the Election Commission of India is deliberately delaying Assembly polls in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Taranjit Singh Tony addressing the media persons expressed anguish over the Election Commission’s decision for not holding Assembly polls in the occupied territory.
He said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are once again feeling cheated at the hands of both the Election Commission and the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is highly disappointing to witness the step-motherly treatment given by the BJP to the people of Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing the Election Commission to announce Assembly elections. He asserted that the Modi-led government has snatched away special status from the people, leaving them angry and betrayed.
Tony reiterated the importance of conducting Assembly elections in the region, questioning why elections for Lok Sabha were being held while the Assembly elections were being deliberately delayed.
“The BJP has miserably failed to protect the rights and interests of the people of Kashmir. By restricting the Election Commission from announcing the Assembly polls for Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP has once again demonstrated their complete disregard for democracy and fair representation,” he said.
He further emphasized that this delay in conducting assembly elections clearly exposes the fear of the BJP in potentially losing the support of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a clear betrayal of the trust placed in the democratic process, he added.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve better than this betrayal. We stand in solidarity with them in their struggle for justice and democracy,” he affirmed.
