Omar Abdullah Slams ECI, Calls SC Intervention in JK Elections “Shameful”

SRINAGAR: Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister, criticised the Election Fee of India (ECI), calling it “shameful” that the Supreme Court docket needed to intervene within the matter of elections in Jammu and Kashmir as a substitute of the ballot physique taking applicable motion.

Talking at ABP Community’s ‘Concepts of India’ Summit 3.0 in Mumbai, Omar reiterated that Article 370 was not the basis explanation for uncertainty, dismissing claims suggesting in any other case. He highlighted an increase in militant assaults in areas that had been beforehand thought-about terror-free, particularly in hilly elements of Jammu, Rajouri, and Poonch.

Criticising the BJP-led authorities over focused killings within the valley, Omar Abdullah identified that extra Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in focused assaults throughout the present authorities’s tenure than previously.

Relating to the much-awaited Meeting polls in JK, the previous chief minister famous that the highest court docket directed the meeting elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir by the tip of September 2024. Nevertheless, he questioned the actions of the BJP and the Authorities of India on this regard. (KNS)