 Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: A day after Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar hinted at the possibility of Assembly elections in the region soon, the BJP started preparations for the polls.
BJP general secretary (organization) Ashok Koul on Sunday conveyed a meeting of the party leaders at south Kashmir’s Anantnag district in connection with the preparations for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
After visiting the residence of Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, who was killed by terrorists recently, Ashok Koul straightway went to the party office at Anantnag to convene a meeting.
Although Ashok Koul termed this meeting as a routine to get feedback from workers about polling in south Kashmir, the party workers discussed the possibility of coming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
“BJP is always ready for assembly elections in J&K. We will get at least 50 seats on our own and form government in J&K”, Ashok Koul claimed.
“People of Jammu and Kashmir should be ready for assembly polls because both Prime Minister Narend BJP general secretary (organization) Ashok Koul on Sunday conveyed a meeting of the party leaders in South Kashmir
The party workers discussed the possibility of coming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP is always ready for assembly elections in J&K. We will get at least 50 seats on our own and form government
J&K people should be ready for assembly polls because both PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have promised to conduct elections
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the Modi government’s policy on Kashmir has been validated by the successful elections in Jammu and Kashmir, where even separatists participated in large numbers. He assured that the assembly elections in the region will be conducted before September 30.
Following the elections, the government will initiate the process of restoring statehood to the Union Territory, Shah revealed in an interview with a news agency.
“I have said in Parliament that we will grant statehood after the assembly elections,” he affirmed, noting that all steps are progressing as planned, including surveys of backward classes and the delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. | 