‘All elections in J&K will take place in due course’
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday lambasted Abdullahs and Muftis for seeking elections even after they have been boycotting the polls in the past at their whims and fancies.
In a statement, Chugh said all due elections will take place in J &K in due course after the constitutional requirements are taken care of.
While taking a dig at Omar Abdullah’s statement, he said that the political parties, which have been winning elections by boycotting the polls for years, are remembering democracy today. There was a time when elections were won by boycotting these with five or 10 percent votes being polled. Nehru, Gandhi family, Abdullah and Mufti families worked to strangle democracy, he added.
Chugh said that today Jammu and Kashmir is writing a new story of development day by day. There is peace in the Union Territory due to which economic activities became normal and development started.
J&K has emerged as a tourist spot in the country and the world. This became possible because under the visionary and strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Article 370 was removed and peace was established in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chugh said, the situation in the Union Territory is absolutely calm and normal. It is a matter of pride for every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir because now the people are living a life of peace and happiness.
Taking a dig at Omar Abdullah’s statement regarding the elections, Chugh said that he should have faith in democracy and the democratic system. The Election Commission is a constitutional institution in the country. The decision on elections has to be taken by the Election Commission, Bharatiya Janata Party is always ready for elections, he added.
Chugh said that the BDC and DDC elections were held in 2020 in which lakhs of voters voted and more than 280 local representatives were elected democratically. And lakhs of people had voted against the alliance and they clearly see their defeat in the future, he maintained.
