Jammu & Kashmir: 'It is not acceptable to make outsiders a voter' - Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah is considering taking the issue of making non-local people voters in Jammu and Kashmir to the court. He has also said that giving the right to vote to outsiders will destroy the identity of Jammu and Kashmir.
Aug 22, 2022, 21:20 PM IST
DNA: Will 'new voters' create a 'new Kashmir'?
Due to Article 370 and 35A, neither the people of any other state of India could permanently settle in Jammu and Kashmir nor could they vote in the panchayat or assembly elections. After the scrapping of Article 370 and 35A, now any citizen of the country can exercise this democratic right in Jammu and Kashmir. Election Commission has made an arrangement for that. PDP and National Congress have called it a conspiracy of BJP.
Aug 18, 2022, 23:32 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Now 'outsiders' will also be able to cast votes
Now non-local people will also be able to vote in the elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The Returning Officer of the state has announced that those who are not residents of Jammu and Kashmir but are living here due to job or any other reason will also get the right to vote.
Aug 18, 2022, 10:22 AM IST
Nobody can change ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh: Farooq Abdullah on delimitation exercise
Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that nobody can change the ground situation in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh.
May 08, 2022, 12:24 PM IST
‘Delimitation draft divisive, unacceptable’: Gupkar alliance to stage protest on Jan 1
Tarigami said that the recommendations are “bound to widen the gaps between regions and communities” and hence “unacceptable to the people of the region”.
Dec 21, 2021, 19:52 PM IST
Exclusive: People of Jammu and Kashmir have full faith in delimitation commission, says L-G Manoj Sinha
In an exclusive interview with Zee News, Manoj Sinha said that the country and the people of Jammu and Kashmir believe that the delimitation commission will function as per its constitutional limits.
Jul 11, 2021, 10:51 AM IST
Election Commission holds first meet to discuss delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir
The meeting was attended by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, election commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, and other senior officials of poll body.
Aug 13, 2019, 12:56 PM IST
