Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad bats for elections in J-K to restore normalcy
New Delhi, May 3: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday stated that things will be back to normal in Jammu and Kashmir only after elections are held and power is given to the people.
Talking about the situation in the Union Territory, Azad said, "If election happens (in Kashmir) and the power is given in the hands of people, then I believe all will be well."
When asked about the 'peace' situation and 'Kashmiriyat', a term which is often used to describe the culture of brotherhood in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress leader said: "Kashmiriyat is there like it was there before. There is no change. People are the same. They still love each other. The same secularism and socialism exist there."
To celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr, the senior Congress leader offered namaz at the Parliament Street Mosque in Delhi earlier on Tuesday.
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He added on the occasion of Eid, "It's a matter of joy to get some relief from COVID finally. People reached the road because of space constraints... may walls of hatred break for eternity."
Earlier this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that elections would be conducted after the delimitation exercise was over, following consultation with political parties.
The Centre bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in August 2019.
According to reports, Delimitation Commission is going to submit its final report within days.
On April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Jammu and Kashmir for the first time after Article 370 was scrapped.
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