Following the latest developments in the political crisis in Jammu and Kashmir after Governor’s dissolution of the State Assembly on Wednesday night, the Jammu and Kashmir elections may be held before the general elections in May says Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat.
“The Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls must be held on the first occasion before May. It can be held before parliament elections also,” Mr Rawat told NDTV.
The People’s Democratic Party will hold a meeting today discussing matters pertaining to their plans. BJP will also hold a core party meeting with all its MLA’s regarding the matter at its party headquarters today at 11 am.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for an important meeting with all its MLAs today and we will decide the future course of action. We wish that the Assembly elections in J&K should be conducted along with the Parliament elections: BJP State president Ravinder Raina pic.twitter.com/1PNTl4G2OH
— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2018
NDTV has given four reasons behind J&K Governor’s state Assembly dissolution.
4 Reasons Governor Satya Pal Malik Gave For Dissolving J&K Assembly https://t.co/LaeonZlESh #NDTVNewsBeeps pic.twitter.com/y3CS5ACb4N
— NDTV (@ndtv) November 22, 2018
The state plummeted into a political crisis on Wednesday night after Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the state Assembly after PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti revealed that the party will be forming a ‘grand alliance’ with National Conference and Congress.
@jandkgovernor finally dissolved #JammuAndKashmir #Assembly soon after PDP leader @MehboobaMufti faxed him letter claiming support of 56 MLAs. She claimed support of #Congress & @JKNC_ pic.twitter.com/JQsa9Hw1EJ
— SP Sharma (@sp_sharma07) November 21, 2018
The Former Chief Minister of J&K questions the Governor’s decision to dissolve the State Assembly at a press meeting in Srinagar. He says that J&K has suffered due to conspiracies and calls it an agenda to defend Article 35A.
"Either prove your point or apologise": Omar Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on BJP leader Ram Madhav's comment that PDP and National Conference boycotted local polls last month on instructions from Pakistan
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— NDTV (@ndtv) November 22, 2018
“We have no basis to challenge decisions”, says Omar Abdullah.