Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 4: Expressing apprehension about the misuse of power and position by the State Government in Parliamentary by-elections in Kashmir valley, Shafiq Mir chairman All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference, has appealed the Central Government to ensure the credibility of elections in the State where the people have already lost their faith in the exercise since 1987 rigged State elections. Mir has also demanded that the arrests and harassment of youth must be stopped.
In a statement Shafiq Mir said that he has received several complaints from the rural areas of South Kashmir that the security forces particularly State police have launched a arrest campaign against the youth due to which the anger of the people against the system has increased manifold. “And it is intention of the Government to ensure maximum boycott so that people may not express their anger against the Government party candidates on ballot papers. With this tactic, the Government can use its employees votes in favour of the official candidates”, said Mir.
It is pertinent to mention here that CM Mehbooba Mufti’s brother is also candidate from Anantnag Parliamentary seat. He said if Government repeats 1987, there will be no taker of this system in future and it will be biggest set back to the national interest of the country. “It is responsibility of the Central
Government to ensure the free and fair elections so that the shattered confidence of the people in the system is restored”.
Mir also condemned the corrupt practices being used in this elections saying that whole of the ration of food and supplies department is being distributed in the election constituencies.
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