NC attack Indian Election Commission for deferring Islamabad-Rajouri polls
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah has said the Election Commission of India’s move to defer polls for Islamabad-Rajouri parliamentary seat was aimed at depriving nomadic communities of their right to vote.
The Kashmir Media Service reported that election in the redrawn Islamabad-Rajouri constituency was slated for May 7. However, the ECI rescheduled it for May 25 after receiving representations from several parties.
NC leader was addressing a rally held jointly by NC and its coalition partner Congress in Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Islamabad district.
“The ECI’s decision to reschedule elections is a brazen violation of power. It is clearly aimed to deprive the nomadic community of the Pir Panchal region of the right to vote,” Omar Abdullah said. He said the decision was taken on the plea of parties like BJP and Peoples Conference (PC) who are not even contesting from this seat.
“We even wrote to the ECI that those who are seeking postponement of the elections are not in the fray but our pleas were overlooked. We even made it clear that Mughal road is not the only road that connects Kashmir with Rajouri-Poonch”, Abdullah said.
