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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar says no 'outsider', only those eligible under RPA to be enrolled; AAP boycotts meeting
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HomePolitical PulseVoter row: Most J&K parties welcome CEO assurances at all-party meet, PDP slams 'eyewash'
Voter row: Most J&K parties welcome CEO assurances at all-party meet, PDP slams ‘eyewash’
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar says no 'outsider', only those eligible under RPA to be enrolled; AAP boycotts meeting
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Jammu | September 5, 2022 7:48:14 pm
At the end of the meeting, while all parties, including the National Conference, expressed satisfaction over the talks, the PDP dismissed Kumar's assurances as “mere eyewash”, saying “we outrightly reject it”. (PTI/File)There were heated exchanges at an all-party meeting called by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hirdesh Kumar here Monday amid controversy over the inclusion of “new voters” during the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls in the Union Territory.
At the end of the meeting, while all parties, including the National Conference, expressed satisfaction over the talks, the PDP dismissed Kumar’s assurances as “mere eyewash”, saying “we outrightly reject it”.
The CEO told parties that “no outsider was being enrolled as a voter” during the summary revision of electoral rolls, and that new voters would only be those who fulfill conditions under the Representation of the People Act (RPA).
Among those who sought clarification from the CEO was Congress leader and former minister Yogesh Sawhney, who also asked about the safeguards against enrolment of “outsiders”.
This evoked a strong response from Ankur Sharma of the right-wing IkkJutt Jammu, who said that everybody eligible under provisions of the RPA, 1951, should be registered as a voter. As per the Act, anyone who “ordinarily resides” at a place can be registered as a voter there.
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