DDC elections in J&K have proved a disaster on many accounts. The main issue is, if the amendments 73rd and 74th so have been made applicable in respect of DDC elections in J&K? If any amendment in the Indian constitution has provided reservation for women chairperson even if majority party in the District has no women DDC member? What is the %age of reservation for women in District and under what law? He was addressing a press conference in Press Club, Jammu today.
It is a pity that the framers of the District Development chairman post for women reservation has not been adjusted on any principal of law or rules. It is just a draconian rule in invented by the rule makers in J&K under Union Territory? Surprisingly, in 20 Districts there are seven reservation chairman post, including one for ST woman. May it be justified by the Parliament or Judiciary?
(ii) If the rules framed by the Union Territory can be justified by the administration in J&K and if there is any other Union Territory which has such rules governing DDC polls in any Union Territory?
(iii) There is no rule to hold elections for DDC, the way it has been held in J&K in 8 phases. Shall any Administrator in India justify the methodology adopted by the Union Govt in holding the DDC elections by fixing unknown reservation in the process including reservation for women, ST and SC categories anywhere in any Union Territory?
(iv) Holding DDC elections in 8 phases in 20 Districts is not only unlawful but direct violation of fundamental rights and principles of human rights and rule of law. J&K has 85 Assembly seats in J&K, but have got 280 DDC seats which is totally illegal, unconstitutional and in violation of the fundamental rights. Elections to the 85 seats are held in one day in one election. Here is a big fraud that election in the same State, J&K, are held in 280 DDC constituencies. Why in 8 phases? Is it not for rigging the polls and helping the ruling party candidates? Is it not a violation of the election rules? Why not DDC elections held in one day?
(v) Why poll was held from 7:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m in the freezing weather in Jammu as well as in Kashmir. Why the votes were not counted the same day immediately after the poll in the DDC elections?
This is not an election held under rule of law or according to the principles of natural justice so deserved to be quashed forthwith. Incase this, so called DDC elections in J&K held in 8 phases is not quashed forthwith, the State Legal Aid Committee shall knock the doors of the Supreme Court of India for seeking dismissal of DDC elections with compensation to the political parties who contested the so called DDC polls in the Union Territory, Jammu & Kashmir.
Masood Andrabi & P.K Ganju Vice Presidents JKNPP, Sewa Singh Bali General Secretary Panthers Trade Union, Surinder Wahi Secretary, Anita Thakur General Secretary and Neeraj Gupta General Secretary PTU were also present in the press conference.