Govt conspiring to sabotage Civic Elections in state: PDP

JAMMU: The Omar Abdullah led Government is hobnobbing to sabotage the much awaited Civic elections in the State alleged PDP Spokesman Mr. A K Sawhney, Advocate in a press statement issued here today.

The PDP Spokesman said that the Omar Abdullah led Government of J&K has murdered the democracy in the state and has usurped the powers of the Mayors and Corporations of the Jammu and Srinagar and other civic bodies in the state when the elections for the said Corporations were due why the Govt has failed to conduct the said elections at the right time before 6th March 2010 the PDP questioned. Mr Sawhney alleged this as murder of democracy.

The elections were not conducted on time by the Omar led Govt for which the Govt's acts of omission and commission are highly deplorable.

The conduct shows that the NC Govt wants to take over and rule through the Govt appointed Administrators for the Corporations and has succeeded in its nefarious designs which is a fraud of power and the democratic institutions have been slaughtered.

The Govt is creating the circumstances and situation with nefarious designs where the elections will not be possible.

Mr. Sawhney PDP Spokesman alleged that genuine demands of the employees have not been considered and breach of trust has been committed with the employees, resulting into an impending volcano of the employees strike, and if things are let loose in such a way the elections will not be possible if the Govt fails to sort out the issues with the employees.

Mr. Sawhney ridiculed the claims of the Govt that the Civic elections will be held in April 2010, when the electoral rolls are yet to be prepared and corrections issued. He said that under law there is statutory period fixed for all these preparations and now the Govt has woke up after its slumber and making these cosmetic exercises.

The PDP Spokesman doubted the intentions of the Omar Abdullah led Govt if it really wants to conduct the elections or is just making these fickle exercises as eyewash.

He said that on one side Mufti Mohd Sayeed, the tall leader of J&K, after taking over the reins gave powers to the grass root democratic institutions- the Civic bodies and on the other side the Omar Abdullah led Govt has slaughtered and murdered these institutions with impunity.