Former J&K chief minister and NCP chief Farooq Abdullah. (File)
NC president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday demanded repolling in Garoora District Development Council constituency in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora in view of allegations of booth capturing and other malpractices.
Polling for the sixth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections was held on December 13.
In a letter to state Election Commissioner K K Sharma, Abdullah expressed concern over an incident of booth capturing and subsequent bogus voting in the recently held DDC polls in Garoora Bandipora.
“A very sad state of affairs has been brought to my notice. At a number of places, real voters and supporters of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) candidates were disallowed to vote. Apart from wanton capturing of polling booths at Garoora, Bandipora A on December 13, incidents of unwarranted interference were reported from a number of areas which went to polls on December 16. In
SRINAGAR: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday wrote a letter to State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma and expressed regret over an incident of booth capturing and subsequent bogus voting in the recently held DDC polls in Garoora Bandipora A.
In a letter addressed to SEC KK Sharma, Dr Farooq demanded repolling in Garoora Bandipora A which went to polls on Dec 13.
“A very sad state of affairs has been brought to my notice. At a number of places, real voters and supporters of PAGD candidates were disallowed to vote. Apart from wanton capturing of polling booths at Garoora, Bandipora A on 13 Dec, incidents of unwarranted interference were reported from a number of areas which went to polls on 16 Dec. In Chitragam Shopian, voters were forcefully stopped from casting their votes,” writes Dr Farooq.
Srinagar:The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday wrote a letter to State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma and expressed regret over an incident of “booth capturing and subsequent bogus voting” in the recently held DDC polls in Garoora area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
In a letter addressed to SEC KK Sharma, Dr Farooq demanded repolling in Garoora Bandipora A which went to polls on Dec 13.
“A very sad state of affairs has been brought to my notice. At a number of places, real voters and supporters of PAGD candidates were disallowed to vote. Apart from wanton capturing of polling booths at Garoora, Bandipora A on 13 Dec, incidents of unwarranted interference were reported from a number of areas which went to polls on 16 Dec. In Chitragam Shopian, voters were forcefully stopped from casting their votes,” writes Dr Farooq.