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| Azad echoes Karan Singh’s demand of assembly polls | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 21: A day after former Sadr-e-Rasayat of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir Dr. Karan Singh demanded assembly polls, chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad echoed this demand.
While addressing a rally in Batamaloo Azad said that there was no reason to delay assembly elections in J&K. He was of the opinion that bureaucratic rule was not an alternative to the popular government.
While pointing toward the prevailing situation in J&K, Azad said that there is complete normalcy so delaying assembly polls is sending the wrong signals.
“Elections were held in J&K even when the situation was worst But, today when the situation is normal, and it has not been more normal than this in the last 30-35 years, still elections have not taken place in the last nine years. This is a matter of grave concern,” he said.
Earlier on Friday, Dr. Karan Singh demanded assembly elections in the Union Territory.
Interacting with media persons on the sidelines of the two-day national seminar on “General Zorawar Singh: Revisiting his Life, Legacy, and Legendary Conquests of the Himalayan Territories”, the veteran Congress leader said that there was a need to install a popular government in Jammu and Kashmir to address grievances of the people.
Singh observed that the connection between the administration and the masses is missing in the Union Territory due to the absence of a popular government.
“In a democratic system like ours, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are vital links between the administration and people”, he argued and emphasized conducting elections to install a democratic government.
Pointing toward the political scenario in J&K, Karan Singh, who is the son of the last Dogra ruler of the erstwhile princely state Maharaja Hari Singh, said that this region has been without a popular government for the last nearly fifth year. |
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