J&K PDP President Mehbooba Mufti addressed a letter to ECI opposing rescheduling of Anantnag-Rajouri poll day in Jammu and Kashmir. Anantnag-Rajouri constituency is set to go to polls on May 7 in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
By Fareha Naaz
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) President Mehbooba Mufti questioned on Friday the calls seeking deferment of polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, originally scheduled for May 7 in Phase 3 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
Mehbooba, who is contesting the polls from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, said that she has addressed a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the proposed rescheduling of the polling day for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
The JKPDP leader noted that ECI has never before in the history of Jammu and Kashmir postponed any elections due to inclement weather conditions. She claimed that postponing the elections to a later date “will result in denying a level playing field to all the parties”.
Pertinently, the Election Commission has received requests to reschedule the poll date for the General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 in the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency of Jammu and Kashmir.
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