Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 20: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference contesting candidates in SMC elections on Friday filed a complaint challenging the issuance of notification for the conduct of elections to the post of Mayor by Secretary SMC.
Terming the SMC move a gross violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), party’s contesting candidates Nuzhat Ara and Ali Muhammad Magray today wrote to officials responsible for the adherence of the MCC, asking them to take cognizance of the issue.
The two candidates running for the post of councilors from various wards in the upcoming bye-elections in a written complaint to Chief Electoral Officer J&K, and District Electoral Officer Srinagar said that the holding of a meeting of councilors for the purpose of electing the Mayor, while the bye-elections are about to commence was a manifest violation of the MCC in place for the bye-elections to various wards of municipality in Srinagar.
“The present indirect election of the Mayor election that is slated to be held on the November 25, 2020 with not only entail the meeting of councilors and corporation but the outcome of the election, if not deferred, would unfairly prejudice the contesting candidates and the candidates seen in close proximity to the winning mayoral candidate would get unfair advantage thereby altering the level playing field as available to the contesting candidates”, the complaint letter reads.
They urged the concerned to take action including deferment of the election to the post of Mayor of SMC till such time results of the bye-elections are declared. “As a failure to pass appropriate directions deferring the impugned elections within a period of 24 hours from the date of receipt of this complaint would compel the claimants to take to appropriate legal remedy as may be available,” the complaint reads.
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