Foreign Diplomats Tour Polling Boots in Jammu and Kashmir

In a first, Foreign Diplomats from 15 Countries on Wednsday (September 25, 2024) Arrived in Kashmir to Observe the Electoral Process. They expressed satisfaction over the process here after touring seveal polling booths. However, National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah termed it “a Gueded Tour”.

“It’s a rare options to come to kashmir and see the electoral process and see democracy in action. And also see another part of India’s”s big year of election Professional. Every Set-Up. Diplomat jorgen andrews said.

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His Statement Assumes Significance Because Reports of the US Congress after 2019 was critical of the handling of the situation in Kashmir. These reports mainly focused on “Restoring democratic processes in J&K”. Therefore, The Visit is a Major Diplomatic Victory for the Center to Showcase a Peaceful and Participatory Election Process in J & K & Form A Positive World Opinion on Kashmir, Especial in the BACKDROP of 35 years of Militancy.

“Elections are being organized in a typical fashion [in J&K]It is a good chance to see a sub-national level election, with kashmir’s history and it’s exciting to see elections after 10 years here, “MR. andrews said.

The 15-Member Team invited by the external affairs ministry was allowed to visit multiple polling booths in budget and srinagar districts, where polling was held in 11 constituency in the second phase.

Besides the US, The Diplomats were from Mexico, Guyana, South Korea, Somalia, Panama, Singapore, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, Norway, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria, and The Pheilippines.

“It’s very similar to how we conduct elections in singapore and use government buildings for polling stations for easy access to voters. Our purpose is to observe is to see how Democry is the work GROND (In Kashmir).

Pink booths

The diplomats also evokeed a keen interest in the special pink polling booths set up for female voters in srinagar. Most of them said they “Had not see pink polling stations before”. “Pink polling station is very ingenuous. It is a great way to attract more people to come to Vote,” South Korea Diplomat Sang Woo Lim Said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Abdullah Took Exception to the Center’s Move to Bring Foreign Diplomats to Kashmir. “The government of India dismisses comments on J & K by Foreign Governments As India’s internal matter but on the contrary, have invited foreign diplomats as observers to Elections to Elections. Foreigners should be asked to check elections here, “He said.

Why are only guided tours offered to foreign diplomats? Why are available future journalists performed to cover the event? The real credit for the successful polling turn actively participated in exercising their right to Vote in the Assembly Elections after A Decade, ”He Asked.

J&K Apni Party Chief Altaf Bukhari Welcomed The Move. “Let them see how peaceful elections are and they could replicate it.