Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that no outsider should get the right to vote in the union territory.
All-party meeting held at Jammu residence of JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah. (File photo/PTI)
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- All-party meeting held at Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Jammu
- The meeting was held after the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) remarked on adding voters
- After the meeting, Abdullah said that he does not want outsiders to have the right to vote.
An all-party meeting was held at Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) chief Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Jammu on Saturday. After the meeting, Farooq Abdullah said that he does not want outsiders to get voting rights in the union territory.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Abdullah said, “Leaders of all political parties are present today. We do not want outsiders to get voting rights in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We do not buy assurances given by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister had also said that he would reduce ‘Delhi Ki Doori’ and ‘Dil Ki Doori’, but nothing has been done so far,” Abdullah said.
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The all-party meeting was called after Union Territory CEO Hirdesh Kumar’s remarks on adding voters in the revised electoral rolls.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration spokesperson Yusuf Tarigami, JKNC vice-president Omar Abdullah and others attended the meeting. Congress also participated in the meeting.
Meanwhile, protests broke out near Farooq Abdullah’s house and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal activists protested against Gupkar parties.
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