Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. ANI
Shortly after he introduced Meeting ballot dates for 5 states together with Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday cleared the air on elections in Jammu and Kashmir saying that the polls within the Union Territory shall be held on the proper time relying on the safety state of affairs prevailing there.
#WATCH | On being requested concerning the election in Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar says, “The decision to be taken at the right time as per the security situation and other simultaneous elections in the state.” pic.twitter.com/7TkzWfKNyw
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Addressing a press convention to announce the ballot dates for 5 states on Monday, Kumar mentioned, “The decision to be taken at the right time as per the security situation (in J&K) and other simultaneous elections in the state.”
The Union authorities in August had knowledgeable the Supreme Court docket that it was able to conduct elections at any time in Jammu and Kashmir.
Showing for the federal government, Solicitor Basic Tushar Mehta had knowledgeable the court docket that the method of updating the voter record is considerably over.
The solicitor normal submitted that “terrorist initiated instances” have diminished by 45.2 per cent and infiltration by 90.2 per cent when evaluating the state of affairs in 2018 with that of 2023.
He additionally underlined that incidents like stone pelting have diminished by 97.2 per cent and casualties amongst safety forces by 65.9 per cent, including that the companies would take these elements into consideration earlier than taking any determination concerning election within the Union Territory.
With inputs from companies