SRINAGAR: Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood.
Taking to social networking site Twitter, P Chidambaram wrote: “Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want Statehood first and Elections afterward. Government’s response is Elections first and Statehood later.”
Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want Statehood first and Elections afterward.
Government’s response is Elections first and Statehood later.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) June 25, 2021
“The horse pulls the cart. A state must conduct elections. Only such elections under a State Election Commission will be free and fair. Why does the government want the cart in front and the horse behind? It is bizarre,” he tweeted.
The horse pulls the cart. A state must conduct elections. Only such elections will be free and fair.
Why does the government want the cart in front and the horse behind? It is bizarre.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) June 25, 2021
The all-party meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg lasted for three and a half hours.
It was attended by 14 leaders, including four former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers. Most leaders stressed on the restoration of the political process in the Valley.
