 Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday that assembly polls should be held "as soon as possible" in Jammu and Kashmir to put in place an elected government to run affairs of the state, which is under the President's rule.
The National Conference (NC) vice-president also took a dig at some politicians and bureaucrats for "creating hurdles" in holding of elections of assembly jointly with Parliament elections in the state.
"We want that polls should be held as soon as possible in the state and an elected government in the state is formed so that they run the affairs of state", Adbullah told reporters here.
He was replying to a question whether his party wants to hold assembly and Parliamentary polls jointly in the state.
"Either he (Union home minister Rajnath Singh) has deceived the Parliament. If you say Rajnath Singh sahib has deceived Parliament, what can I say (on holding of joint elections in J&K))," he said.
The NC vice-president took note of alleged attempts being made to delay polls in the state.
The former chief minister also took a dig at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik over his reported remarks that J&K is like any other state and Patna records more murders in a day than J&K.
"To say Jammu and Kashmir is like any other state, it is wrong. If this Governor, who has been Governor of Bihar before, says like this, then Nitish Kumar (Bihar CM) has to clarify", he said. |
