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After poll win, Farooq demands Governor rule
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who won the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency bypoll, on Saturday demanded that Governor\'s rule be imposed in Jammu and Kashmir as the state government had failed to ensure a peaceful election.
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who won the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency bypoll, on Saturday demanded that Governor's rule be imposed in Jammu and Kashmir as the state government had failed to ensure a peaceful election.
"I appeal to the Governor and the President of India to dismiss this government and impose Governor's rule in the state where the people will get some respite and feel that such situation will not arise again," Abdullah said speaking to reporters after his poll victory.
Abdullah, whose victory is being seen as a setback to the ruling PDP, demanded that the bypolls to the Anantnag Parliamentary seat, which have been deferred till May 25, should be held under Governor's rule.
Claiming that the eight youth died in the poll violence were "martyred", the National Conference chief said that several others were in hospitals or jails and he had never seen such an election. He expressed gratitude towards the people who risked their lives to vote in "such a difficult situation.
Reacting to the video of a youth tied up to an army vehicle, Abdullah said it is very shameful and a very bad act against democracy. “I request them not to do such things which will add to the fire and render it uncontrollable,” Abdullah said.
