CS compliments civil administration, Police for smooth conduct of polls

Srinagar, May 25:   Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Saturday complimented both the civil administration and Police for working tirelessly and ensuring peaceful and smooth conduct of parliamentary elections in J&K.

On the culmination of the sixth and last phase of the Lok Sabha election in J&K, the chief secretary hailed the high voter turnout during all the phases and said that huge participation and high voting percentage have demonstrated the faith of people in the electoral process.

He said that adequate arrangements had been made to ensure people do not face difficulties in casting their vote and the media had amply highlighted the enthusiasm among the electorate and truly the election in J&K looked more like a festival.

Dulloo said that since the elections were the spirit of democracy, every person who played his or her role in its successful conduct, deserved appreciation.

He commended the role of every person, who had been part of the polling machinery for being part of this largest democratic exercise in the world.

The chief secretary appreciated the role of officials on election duty who worked with utmost dedication and devotion to make this whole process impartial, free and fair for the electorate.

He called these public servants the foot soldiers of the democracy who should take pride in their accomplishments.

Dulloo thanked people for coming out in large numbers to cast their votes.

He acknowledged the role of Principal Secretary Home; DG Police, Divisional Commissioners Kashmir and Jammu, ADGPs, all Deputy Commissioners, DIGs, SSPs and other civil and Police officers for making fool-proof arrangements, thereby providing people with a peaceful environment to exercise their vote freely as per their choice.

He also complimented the Election Commission of India (ECI), especially Chief Electoral Officer J&K, who had been pivotal in making the best of the arrangements for the conduct of polling in all the districts over five phases.

The chief secretary expressed satisfaction that adequate security arrangements had been made which ensured peace and harmony during elections and no untoward incident was reported.