The Union Home Ministry criticized National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah for spreading false information about changes to the transaction of business rules in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that his statements are inaccurate as there is no such plan.
The tweet by Mr. @OmarAbdullah contains incorrect information and is based on assumptions. There is no truth whatsoever, as there is definitely no such suggestion. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act of 2019, approved by the Indian Parliament, includes the notification of business rules, which were duly notified in 2020. The residents of J&K have fully backed the Government of India’s efforts to establish a democratically elected government through a historic, free, and fair election process, in which citizens participated with great enthusiasm,” stated a post on X from Home Minister Amit Shah’s office.
Hours after Omar Abdullah claimed that the BJP-led Centre has admitted defeat in the recent elections, a reaction occurred, asking the Chief Secretary to alter business rules to restrict the powers of the incoming government.
The BJP has admitted to losing in J&K, as evident by delegating the task of amending government business rules to reduce the Chief Minister’s authority and give more power to the LG. Omar Abdullah mentioned in a message on X.
The ex-chief minister also urged officials in the former state to oppose any attempts to weaken the new elected government. He mentioned that he was informed by the civil secretariat about the LG administration’s decision.
“I received this information from within the Secretariat.” He added that it would be wise for officers to avoid any pressure that may lead to further disempowering the incoming elected government.
The former region of Jammu and Kashmir concluded its initial Assembly elections post the removal of Article 370 in a decade, with a voter turnout slightly below that of 2014. The total voter turnout for the three phases of J&K elections was 63.45%, as opposed to the overall percentage of 65.84% in the 2014 Assembly elections.
Voting for the 90-member assembly in three-phase polls ended on Tuesday, with the third phase seeing a voter turnout of 68.72%. Phase 1 saw 61.38% of voters casting their ballots, whereas phase 2 had a 57.31% turnout rate. The vote tally will take place on October 8.