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| Omar Abdullah too follows his father to strengthen NC vote Bank | | | Omar Abdullah wants Assembly election to be held without any delay because since Dr Farooq Abdullah is contesting Srinagar Lok Sabha seat which means that Omar Abdullah will be able to regain power.Former chief minister Omar Abdullah has said there should not be any delay in polls due to Amarnath yatra, which starts from the first week of July, as the annual yatra to the cave in south Kashmir Himalayas is limited to two assembly segments.He has given a communal touch to secure votes for the Assembly poll as he thinks that the National Conference is riding a winning horse"If (Muslim fasting month of) Ramadhan isn't a hindrance to Parliament polls, why is Amarnath yatra a hindrance to assembly polls," he said.
There is heavy security deployment for Amarnath yatra in the State due to fear of militant attacks."Amarnath yatra takes place in two districts - Anantnag and Ganderbal. Technically, it is only in two constituencies - Pahalgam and Kangan," the National Conference Vice President said.He said assembly polls could be scheduled in such a way that the polls finish with these two constituencies either before the yatra or immediately after the yatra."There will be no security forces required anywhere else in the country once the Parliament polls are over. You put extra forces here," Omar said.
He said assembly polls in the State could be held in a three-to-five week period soon after the Lok Sabha polls are over as adequate troops would be available.
The final phase of Lok Sabha polls is on May 19 and the counting of votes is on May 23.
" The National Conference definitely have a window (after the Lok Sabha polls and before Amarnath yatra). It is possible to hold assembly polls in J&K over a three-to-five-week period. You can start with the last couple of phases of Parliamentary polls, if you like. Then you have the entire month of June to have elections," the NC Vice President said.Favouring early assembly polls in Jammu Kashmir, he also expressed hope that the people of the State would give mandate to a single party rule, instead of a coalition government as had been witnessed since 2002.and 2014Omar said he had no reason to believe that Election Commission of India (ECI) was not looking at the possibility of conducting assembly polls in the State at the earliest.He blamed the Governor for wanting to hang on to power otherwise he should have cleared the schedule during the Lok Sabha elections.And the Governor has no limitations for informing the Election Commission of India to fix the schedule for holding the Assembly poll in J&K as early as possible. |
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