Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections: LG Sinha Confident About Peace and Fairness

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reaffirmed the government's unchanged stance on Jammu and Kashmir's assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370. He expressed hope for soon-to-be-announced polling dates and confidence in the elections being peaceful and fair. The Election Commission is preparing, despite opposition concerns.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday reiterated that the government's stance on assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has remained ''unchanged'' since the abrogation of Article 370 and expressed hope that the Election Commission will soon declare the polling dates.

He emphasised that the administration is ready to hold elections in the union territory, expressing confidence that they will be ''peaceful and fair''.

''The full team of the Election Commission came to Jammu and Kashmir and returned after assessing the ground reality. The (polling) dates are decided by the Election Commission, and with the direction in which things are moving, I hope it will soon declare the date of the assembly elections in accordance with the wishes of the honourable Supreme Court,'' Sinha told PTI here in an exclusive interview.

(With inputs from agencies.)