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| Govt puts lives of PRP, other candidates to grave risk | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 28: With Withdrawal of security the candidates who contested the recently held assembly elections in Valley on the mandate of various political parties but lost have been put to security risk.
According to sources the decision of Election Commission to withdraw the security of all candidates who have lost the elections in the State has exposed the candidates of Kashmir Valley to grave security risk. Sources said the security risk for these candidates has become much alarming after the spurt in militancy violence in Valley and recent attack of Taliban militants on an Army Public School in Peshawar Pakistan in which 132 school children were killed. Sources said the Government has encouraged political activists to join the poll fray in the State to make the democratic process a grand success and show the entire world that Kashmiris reject the militancy and have their total faith in democracy as a large number of people joined the poll fray.
The political activists belonging to every starta joined the poll fray in the State. While some political activists joined the poll fray as independents others contested the elections on the ticket of various regional and national political parties.
To deepen the roots of democracy in the State a new political party was also launched by some progress political activists under the name of J&K Peoples Republican Party (JKPRP). The main objective of the Party according to its chief spokesperson, Mir Ghulam Rasool was to ensure participation of majority of people in poll process and strengthen democratic institutions in the State which has faced lot of destruction and devastation in last 25 years of turmoil.
He said the political parties which ruled the State over the years indulged in corrupt practices and misgovernance with the result the common people suffered a lot. He said to discharge their moral obligation the members of PRP not only jumped the poll fray vigorously but educated the people about the benefits of democracy. He said putting their lives in grave risk PRP leaders travelled across the Valley during campaigning and highlighted the policies and programmes of the Party whose objective was ensure majority participation of people into democratic process.
The Party discharged its responsibility but with the withdrawal of security to them they have been exposed to grave risk. He said the candidates who contested the elections now feel totally dejected after the withdrawal of security to them.
He said the candidates who won the poll have been given extra security cover while those who contested the elections and were defeated also played a major role in strengthening democracy in Valley. Mir made an appeal to DG security to review the situation and make arrangements for the security of the candidates.
He warned that in view of any candidate harmed by anti social elements inimical to peace process, the Government will be held responsible. |
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