The Hindu : Cong. demands Governor's rule in J&K

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Wednesday, Aug 07, 2002

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Cong. demands Governor's rule in J&K

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI AUG. 6. The Congress today demanded the imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir for free and fair election. This demand was communicated to the Government this afternoon by a Congress delegation which met the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, and senior members of the Cabinet.

Briefing mediapersons after the meeting, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Manmohan Singh, said: "Our purpose in seeing the Prime Minister was to impress upon him the fact that in the interest of free and fair elections, for which the Government is committed to, it is essential to have Governor's rule in J&K.''

The delegation said there was need to hold the elections under a credible administration so that people of the State felt confident enough to participate in the electoral process.

The Prime Minister is said to have told the delegation of the Government's commitment to holding a free and fair election. Official sources said, he also informed it that all assistance was being given to the Election Commission to conduct the polls.

About Governor's rule in J&K in anticipation of the elections, the Deputy Prime Minister, L. K. Advani, told reporters after the meeting that it was for the State Government to take a decision. Besides Mr. Advani, the Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and the National Security Adviser, Brajesh Mishra, were present at the meeting with the Congress leaders.

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