*Democratic rights denied in J&K: Rattan
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 17: Former Minister and senior NC leader Ajay Sadhotra has said that manipulating delay in the conduct of elections in J&K was an assault on democracy by the BJP Government in the Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a party meeting here today Sadhotra observed that manipulating delay in holding Assembly polls in J&K is a glaring example of BJP Government demolishing the basic concept of democracy in this part of the country. He said BJP Government has demeaned Indian democracy, which is considered as the biggest democracy of the world, by showing reluctance on holding Assembly elections in J&K fearing its devastation due to anti-people policies which it has been implementing on the name of reforms and development. He said that elections are due since long but knowing well about their probable worst ever political debacle the BJP Government is running from polls.
“This is nothing but the diminishing of democracy by a party which boasted at all forums about being champion of electoral reforms and guardian of democracy”, he said, adding that BJP is defaming country by manipulating poll delay and denying democratic right of voting to the people of J&K by deferring polls on one pretext or the other.
NC Provincial president for Jammu Rattan Lal Gupta said that the entire world is gazing at J&K and how the BJP Government is denying democratic rights to people. He said that BJP’s model of democracy is authoritarian because it wanted to impose governance without holding elections thus marring the very spirit of democracy, which the Constitution of the country has guaranteed to the citizens.
“National Conference firmly believes that the development of our cities and towns is essential for the overall growth and prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir. We promise to provide state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructures such as roads, parks, playgrounds, public toilets, waste management systems, and uninterrupted electricity and water supply,” he said.
Gupta asked the party workers to gear up for the upcoming polls by spreading awareness among voters about the betrayal by the Government at the Centre.
Chander Mohan Sharma, District president Jammu, Harshvardhan Singh, Sandeep Singh Wazir, Tejinder Singh, Gurnam Singh, Ashwani Charak, Haji Maqbool and others were also present in the meeting.
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