Postponing polling for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat risks unfair election: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar, Apr 27: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti stated Saturday that any attempt to postpone the Lok Sabha election in the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary seat is aimed at rigging the polls.

Mehbooba, the former chief minister of J&K, addressed a roadshow in J&K’s Poonch. She expressed, “I am very pleased to meet the people here who welcomed me warmly. I am hopeful that I will return here to extend my gratitude to the people after winning the Lok Sabha election.”

Regarding possible plans to postpone elections in the south Kashmir Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary seat, the PDP President remarked, “Any attempt to defer elections would be wrong. I believe this is being done to make the election one-sided. It may be an attempt to rig the election, as there is no concrete reason for postponing the polls,” Mehbooba Mufti stated.

When asked whether the PDP is receiving support from the BJP in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP President laughed and said, “I have the blessings of the NC, Congress, Kashmiris, Paharis, Hindus, Sikhs, and everyone.”

Mehbooba added that the people of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh are unhappy with the decisions made on August 5, 2019.

Notably, the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary seat is scheduled for polls on May 7.