The Court also held that the elections cannot be put on hold till restoration of statehood in the region and directed the Election Commission of India to take steps to conduct elections in J&K by September 30, 2024.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) stated on Monday that elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held at the right time, taking into consideration the security situation and other scheduled elections.
The opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir have decided to hold a protest rally on October 10 against the “snatching of Constitutional rights of the people of Jammu &Kashmir.”
While ex-minister Harsh Dev Singh is at Mumbai as JKNPP president, his cousin, Vilakshan Singh, also claiming to be party president, says 'not inclined to be part of the INDIA alliance'