Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 25: The Bharatiya Janta Party on Saturday hinted that assembly elections in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir will be held at the beginning of 2022 to install a democratically elected government.
“We are confident that assembly elections will be held at the beginning of the next year because the Union Government has repeated assured to install a democratic government in J&K”, Ravinder Raina, president of J&K BJP, said.
Before the beginning of the crucial meeting of the election management of the J&K unit of the party, Raina said that process of redrawing assembly constituencies in J&K will be completed by the end of this year. “The Delimitation Commission will complete its task this year followed by holding of assembly elections in J&K”, he said while referring towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s this year’s Independence Day address. Raina asserted that BJP is well prepared to participate in assembly elections.
Prime Minister has assured assembly elections in J&K
During this year’s Independence Day address, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had announced from the rampart of the Red Fort that preparations were underway for holding assembly elections in the future in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Giving fair opportunities to the potential of all, this is the real spirit of democracy. Be it Jammu or Kashmir, where the balance of development is now visible on the ground”, Prime Minister announced.
“The Delimitation Commission has been constituted in Jammu and Kashmir and preparations are on for holding assembly elections in the future,” the Prime Minister said on the occasion of 75th Independence Day.
Earlier during the all-party meeting held on June 24, Prime Minister had promised to speed up the delimitation process so as to hold assembly elections in J&K.
“Our priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy in J&K. Delimitation has to happen at a quick pace so that polls can happen and J&K gets an elected Government that gives strength to J&K's development trajectory", the Prime Minister had stated after the all-party meeting. |
