SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has questioned a large-scale reshuffle in the police and administration, which occurred shortly before the Election Commission’s scheduled press conference at 3 pm today.
“Why has a massive reshuffle been ordered in the police and administration since last evening, and today morning, seemingly to preempt the Election Commission’s announcement? It appears to have been orchestrated by a BJP-appointed LG to benefit his party and its allies.
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— JKNC (@JKNC_) August 16, 2024
Party General Secretary, Ali Mohamad Sagar called on the Election Commission to investigate the reshuffle and suspend its implementation to protect the electoral process.
“This move seems clearly intended to undermine the integrity of the electoral process, which restricts such transfers to prevent the ruling party from gaining an undue administrative advantage over the opposition. The LG government has strategically shaken up the entire administrative setup compromising the principles of free and fair elections. We call on the @ECISVEEP to thoroughly investigate this blatant attempt and to immediately suspend the implementation of these orders.”
Taking to X, JKNC Vice-President Omar Abdullah said: “That the JK administration had to call officers in the secretariat & police HQ to work on Independence Day to order this massive reshuffle tells me they had absolutely NO CLUE that the ECI would be announcing poll dates today. All the more reason that the @ECISVEEP should look at this transfer order from the prism of a free & fair poll. @JKNC_ suspects a biased intent on the part of the @OfficeOfLGJandK.”
That the J&K administration had to call officers in the secretariat & police HQ to work on Independence Day to order this massive reshuffle tells me they had absolutely NO CLUE that the ECI would be announcing poll dates today. All the more reason that the @ECISVEEP should look… https://t.co/KpUZNX09p2
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 16, 2024