The people of Jammu and Kashmir after living in a period of normalcy following the scrapping of special status to the erstwhile state feel encouraged to seek a true democracy, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told NDTV in an interview.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to take steps to conduct elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir by September 30 next year.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Kapil Sibal locked horns in the Supreme Court today on the 13th day of hearings of petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370 in J&K, restoration of statehood and elections.
The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it cannot give any exact timeframe for the restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir.
Elections for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be held after the Amarnath Yatra. Terms of Srinagar and Jammu Municipal Corporations would end in November this year.