Excelsior Correspondent
CHENANI, June 21: Referring to the directives issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) to five States namely Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Telangana and Chhattisgarh for holding preparations for conduct of Assembly polls during the current year, Harsh Dev Singh, former Minister and NPP leader said that J&K had once again been omitted from the itinerary of Elections thereby ruling out the possibility of such elections in the near future.
While addressing public meetings in Hardwar and Barkunda villages of Chenani constituency today, Harsh Dev alleged that having failed to deliver and to redeem its promises, the BJP was hell bent to continue its proxy rule in the UT and to run the affairs of Govt through remote control from New Delhi.
“Having antagonized its own electorates as well, the BJP is trying hard to buy time and thereby resorting to delay and deny tactics over the issue of conduct of Assembly elections in J&K,” he added.
Reiterating the need for the early elections to J&K Legislative Assembly in J&K, Singh said that any delay in this regard would not only amount to subversion of democracy but also violate the orders of the Supreme Court. He said that a full time elected Govt was a must to deal with the armed insurgency in the erstwhile State besides coping with the multiple issues confronting the UT.
Pointing towards the growing tensions in various parts of the UT and the failure of administration to come up to the peoples’ expectations, Singh said that bureaucratic rule was no answer to the prevalent crisis. “The LG administration has lost connect with the masses. The unemployed, semi-employed and contractuals are on the roads with none to even take note of their sufferings and grievances. The people inhabiting the rural areas are suffering badly for basic amenities with no access whatsoever to the corridors of power. With hardly any forum to ventilate their grievances, the people are suffering badly in the absence of a popular Govt thereby resulting in growing alienation amongst the masses,’ he said.
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