Admin not prepared to handover energy again to Kashmiris: Omar Abdullah

Nationwide Convention vp Omar Abdullah on Monday accused the Jammu Kashmir administration of “sabotaging” the conduct of meeting polls.

Addressing a public gathering in Kulgam,bhe stated, that the present dispensation desires to proceed to rule like uncrowned kings.

“We needed simultaneous elections together with Lok Sabha elections. However, it didn’t occur. The present authorities of Jammu and Kashmir sabotaged that as a result of they don’t wish to handover the ability to the folks once more. They’re ruling like uncrowned kings,” Abdullah instructed reporters right here after kicking-off the occasion’s election marketing campaign for Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency.

Earlier addressing occasion employees at Damhal Hanjipora within the south Kashmir district right here, the NC chief stated bureaucrats put hurdles in holding the meeting elections as they had been getting “spoiled” in J-Ok.

“The hurdles in holding the meeting elections had been put by our officers by saying that they can’t make satisfactory safety preparations.You your self say that the state of affairs is healthier, normalcy has been restored, that there isn’t a hazard of weapons now.

“If there isn’t a hazard of weapons, then you’ll not want a lot safety deployment and if you don’t want, then you need to have held elections. The truth is that they’re getting spoiled,” he stated.

The previous J-Ok chief minister, nonetheless, stated the Election Fee has to carry the meeting polls earlier than the Supreme Court docket’s deadline of September 30 this 12 months which the highest courtroom gave whereas passing its order after listening to a batch of petitions difficult the revocation of Article 370.

“We thank God that they must conclude elections right here earlier than September 30 in response to the SC. The chief election commissioner has additionally stated that polls will likely be held earlier than the deadline,” he added.

Requested to touch upon the opposition events complaining about EVMs, Abdullah stated even when he complains in opposition to the usage of EVMs within the elections, they are going to nonetheless be used as a result of the ECI is just not prepared to make use of paper ballots once more.

“So, we must preserve our brokers alert and never permit any tampering with them,” he stated.

To a question on the CAA, the NC chief stated CAA is not only in opposition to Muslims as there are lots of different minorities who’ve been saved outdoors its purview.

“That is BJP’s previous behavior and they won’t mend their methods,” he added.

In reply to a query over the standing of the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), Abdullah stated the alliance stands “What has occurred to its standing? We run our completely different events… We’ve got held press conferences collectively in addition to individually. And at the moment, I’m speaking to you individually, does that imply there isn’t a PAGD. It stands and they’ll meet in a day or two,” he stated.

Requested whether or not the occasion’s Gujjar chief Mian Altaf Ahmad could be the NC’s candidate for the constituency, Abdullah stated they are going to announce candidates at an applicable time.

“The delimitation was undertaken in an identical method just like the British’s divide and rule. That’s what is being carried out right here. Kashmir is being made to battle with Jammu, Hindus with Muslims, Gujjars with Paharis, the goal is to succeed on the south Kashmir seat anyhow. However, persons are not fools. They know the BJP’s method in the remainder of the nation,” he stated.

On the Electoral bonds row, he stated whereas the BJP was paid a whopping quantity of round Rs 6,900 crore, his occasion acquired solely Rs 50 lakh.“Certainly one of my buddies, Airtel, gave us a Rs 50 lakh bond to run the occasion. It’s Rs 50 lakh versus Rs 6,900 crore, there isn’t a comparability. However, solely these want to make use of cash, who would not have the help of the folks. The sum of Rs 50 lakh is sufficient for us, as a result of folks of J-Ok are with NC,” Abdullah stated. (PTI)