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| Tight Security in Valley, Hopeful of People Voting: CRPF IG | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 6: The urban local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir which are scheduled for this month is shadowed under the under the threat from the state's two main parties- the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, the Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) Inspector General (IG) Ravideep Singh Sahi seemed confident of the environment in Kashmir valley and said it is stable and under control.
Sahi said that it is their endeavour and the CRPF would create a sense of security so that people should come out and vote. He added that he is very hopeful that the people will come out and vote saying it has the potential of assuring an era of development.
The CRPF IG added that they have made elaborate arrangement for security during the urban body elections. "Whatever force was required for urban body election have come, they are being deployed. They have been adequately familiarised with the area, Sahi said." For the unversed, there has been no poll rally, nor any campaigning or even door-to-door canvassing in most parts of the valley. Even the names of candidates contesting the polls and even their political affiliations are not being disclosed. Jammu and Kashmir's two main parties -- the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) -- along with CPI(M) have stayed away from the polls due to the legal challenge to Article 35-A of the Constitution in the Supreme Court. The two regional parties have asked the Centre to make its stand clear in the apex court on the constitutional provision and urged it to defend the article's continuation. |
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