“Jammu and Kashmir ready for polls whenever EC directs”: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha

On Thursday, Kashmir and Jammu Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha declared that his administration is prepared to conduct assembly elections in the Union Territory at the directin of the Indian Election Commission.

Taking a dig at some political figures who disseminated false information about the upcoming elections, LG Sinha said he would only leave Jammu and Kashmir following the completion of the assembly polls.

While addressing a conference, ‘Samvaad’ Sinha said, “Whatever information has been sought by the ECI from J&K about arrangements, have been submitted to them. I want to tell from this platform that whenever the ECI tells us, the J&K administration is ready to hold elections.”

“My task was to ensure that writ of the nation is established in Jammu and Kashmir and that has been established. That was (my) work and I have performed it,” he further said.

“All top commanders of terrorist organisations have been eliminated. Those who are still alive will soon be eliminated. There is no place for terrorism here,” he said. He said that there is good coordination between the army, CRPF and police. “Attempts are being made by our neighbour to foment trouble here and some incidents took place. There was martyrdoom of some jawans. We will avenge those killings”, he added.

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