Amid controversy over voting rights to non-locals in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory’s chief electoral officer has invited all major political parties for a meeting with him on Monday over special summary revision of electoral rolls.
Ahead of unveiling of draft electoral rolls, J&K’s CEO Hirdesh Kumar has sent invitation letters to political parties for a meeting with him on September 5 at Nirvanchan Bhavan, Jammu over the issues related to special summary revision of electoral rolls.
“All major parties including NC, BJP, Congress, Peoples Conference and Peoples Democratic Party have been invited by the CEO’s office for the meeting scheduled on Monday at 4 pm,” an official in the CEO’s office told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
Pradesh Congress Committee president Vikar Rasool said that they will participate in the meeting. BJP’s general secretary (organization) Ashok Koul confirmed that they have been invited for the meeting.
This comes amid an ongoing controversy over the chief electoral officer’s remarks that J-K will get additional 20-25 lakh voters including outsiders after special summary revision of voters.
While political parties have been communicated that the meeting has been convened over special summary revision of voters, sources said CEO may also clear apprehensions and misgivings arising out of his press conference.
After the CEO’s press conference, J-K administration had dismissed reports of a likely addition of 2.5 million voters after the summary revision of electoral rolls and termed the controversy a “misrepresentation of facts by vested interests”.
