India To Register Up To 2.5 Million Voters In Contested Kashmir
The Muslim-majority area is claimed in full however dominated partly by nuclear arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who've fought two wars over management of the
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The Muslim-majority area is claimed in full however dominated partly by nuclear arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who've fought two wars over management of the
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: The former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday appealed to political parties of the country to speak up against the measures and policy of the BJP in J&K while describing the latest decision of the election commission to allow outsiders to vote in the assembly polls as “pre-poll rigging”. “I appeal to those parties that have fought for secular and democratic India, and not those that sided with Britishers should speak up. […]
A change in the electoral reforms has allowed ‘non-locals’ in Jammu and Kashmir to register as voters, and the opposition is not happy.
According to the schedule, Integrated Draft Electoral Roll would be published by all Electoral Registration Officers on September 15, 2022. The period between September 15 and October 25 has been earmarked for filing claims and objections and all disposals in this regard would be completed by November 10. Voting Rights to Non-Locals is 'Last Nail in Coffin of Electoral Democracy', Says PDP President Mehbooba Mufti.
India’s move to register up to 2.5 million outside voters in Kashmir has drawn angry reactions from locals, with experts warning that the controversial move may permanently alter the electoral rolls o. India’s move to add 2.5 million outside voters fuels demogrpahic fears in Kashmir | Outstanding | English edition | Agencia EFE