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| Don't delay Assembly elections, says Azad | | Against Governor's Rule | | Neha
JAMMU, Sept 27: The recent floods, everyone knows, adversely impacted several lakhs of people both in Jammu province and Kashmir. Complete details on the magnitude of the loss these floods caused are in public domains. Suffice to say that the damage these floods caused is immense and thousands and thousands of the flood-hit people are in a state of shock. But here is a politician who wants the Election Commission to hold Assembly elections in the state on scheduled time. He is none other than Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. What did Azad say on Friday? He said: "The State elections should be held on due date as the massive measures for the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the flood-torn areas of the state will be taken in month of March- April next year by the next dispensation. I believe that we should concentrate on relief activities and have much time later to think about polls. The Governor's rule, if imposed, would hamper the relief activities, therefore, elections must be conducted during the tenure of the present Government". In other words, he opposed the idea of bringing the state under the Governor's Rule. It was intriguing that Azad, instead of realizing the gravity of the situation in the state, talked about Assembly elections. How irrational and insensitive has he turned! He knows that the Congress has lost its political space in the state and that it is unlikely to win even 10 seats and still he wants the EC to overlook the ground realities in the state and hold Assembly elections on due dates. Azad is simply rubbing salt on the wounds of the people by demanding Assembly elections in the state. By opposing Governor's Rule in the State, Azad only expressed no confidence in the BJP-led NDA Government and reposed faith in the NC-Congress coalition Government that has lost its legitimacy and is being looked down upon by general public. The very fact that the Ministers of the coalition Government are mortally afraid of visiting the flood-ravaged towns and villages only shows how unpopular they have become in the eyes of the people. But Azad doesn't care. It appears his only objective is to scuttle the possibility of Governor's Rule so that the ruling coalition could manage things in its favour and improve its poll prospects.
The EC must not walk into the Congress' trap. It should delay elections by about six months, as the conditions are not conducive for holding a real electoral exercise in the flood-ravaged state. |
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